Joshua Martin v. Unknown Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS JOSHUA MARTIN, § § Plaintiff, § § versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-162 § UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS, § § Defendants. § ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff Joshua Martin, a prisoner 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, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).

The court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.

On January 1, 2026, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action without prejudice for want of prosecution 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. After careful review, the court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.

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 (#9) is ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s recommendation.

SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 30th day of January, 2026.

MARCIA A. CRONE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE