Smith v. Collier
Smith v. Collier
Trial Court Opinion
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION § GARY SMITH § § Plaintiff § § v. § Case No. 5:24cv4-RWS-JBB § BRIAN COLLIER, ET AL. § § Defendants § § ORDER Plaintiff Gary Smith , an inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights lawsuit under
42 U.S.C. §1983complaining of alleged deprivations of his constitutional rights. See Docket No. 1. The lawsuit wasr eferred to the United States Magistrate Judge. On February 14, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff to either (1) pay the statutory $405.00 filing fee or (2) furnish a properly certified in forma pauperis data sheet or inmate account summary sheet, which may be obtained from an authorized officer in the law library at the institution where he is confined. Docket No. 4. That same day, the Court also ordered Plaintiff to file, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the order, a short and plain statement setting forth the Plaintiff’s claims, on a standard §1983 lawsuit form and written in a legible manner and no more than 30 pages in length. Docket No. 3. Plaintiff was advised in both orders that failure to comply might lead to a recommendation of dismissal for failure to prosecute or to obey an order of the Court. Plaintiff failed to comply with the orders.1 Therefore, on July 22, 2024, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation, recommending that the above lawsuit be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute or to obey an order of the Court. Docket No. 9. Plaintiff received a copy of this Report on August 13, 2024, 1 Plaintiff acknowledged receipt of the orders on March 19, 2024 and April 9, 2024. Docket Nos. 7, 8. but has filed no objections. Docket No. 10. Accordingly, he is barred from de novo review by the District Judge of those findings, conclusions, and recommendations and, except upon grounds of plain error, from appellate review of the unobjected-to factual findings and legal conclusions accepted and adopted by the District Court. Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas,
858 F.3d 348, 352(Sth Cir. 2017). The Court has reviewed the pleadings in this cause and the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Upon such review, the Court has determined that the Report of the Magistrate Judge is correct. See United States v. Wilson,
864 F.2d 1219, 1221(Sth Cir.), cert. denied,
492 U.S. 918(1989) (where no objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report are filed, the standard of review is “clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion and contrary to law”). It is accordingly ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 9) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the District Court. It is further ORDERED that the above-styled civil action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute or to obey an order of the Court. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 18th day of September, 2024.
[Dohert LU Llrpectsr 2. ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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