IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION GREGORY HOWARD GROOMS §

VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:23-CV-248 J. BARTLETT, ET AL. § ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff Gregory Howard Grooms, a prisoner previously confined at the United States Penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics,

(1971). The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Christine L. Stetson, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this Court. On October 31, 2023, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). To date, the parties have not filed objections to

the report. The Court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available evidence. Proper notice was given to Plaintiff at his 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. ORDER Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [Dkt. #10] is ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s

recommendation.

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