IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION

MARIA DELGADO, § § Plaintiff, § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:22-CV-00187-MJT-ZJH

§ v. JUDGE MICHAEL TRUNCALE §

§ LUIS GOVEA LOPEZ, BYRON LYONS, § POLK COUNTY, OFFICE OF THE § SHERIFF, § Defendants. §

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION On November 15, 2022, Plaintiff Maria Delgado filed her Complaint and Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. [Dkts. 1, 2]. On the same day, the Court referred this case to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge. Pursuant to

, Judge Hawthorn found that Delgado met the indigence requirements to proceed in forma pauperis. [Dkt. 14]. On August 8, 2023, Judge Hawthorn sua sponte recommended dismissing Delgado’s complaint because she failed to establish this Court has subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain the case. [Dkt. 14]. The parties have not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time for doing so has passed. See

(b)(1)(C). The Court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings, and all available evidence. Proper notice was given to Plaintiff at her last known address. See FED. R. CIV. P. 5(b)(2)(C). After careful review, the Court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the United States Magistrate Judge are correct. It is therefore ORDERED that Judge Hawthorn’s Report and Recommendation dismissing Plaintiff Maria Delgado’s complaint [Dkt. 14] is ADOPTED. Delgado’s complaint [Dkt. 1] is therefore DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Mitchell v. Bailey,

(Sth Cir. 2020). The Court will issue a Final Judgment separately. SIGNED this 13th day of September, 2023.

Michael J. ‘Truncale United States District Judge