Buzz Begier v. Eric Guerrero

Southern District of Texas ENTERED February 12, 2026 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Nathan Ochsner, Clerk SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION BUZZ BEGIER, § Petitioner, : V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:26-CV-00021 ERIC GUERRERO, Respondent.

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton’s Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”). (D.E. 7). The M&R recommends that the Court dismiss without prejudice Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C.§ 2254 petition and deny Petitioner a certificate of appealability.

Id. at 5.

The parties were provided proper notice of, and the opportunity to object to, the Magistrate Judge’s M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. Crv. P. 72(b); General Order No. 2002-13. No objection has been filed. When no timely objection has been filed, the district court need only determine whether the Magistrate Judge’s M&R is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (Sth Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell v. Litton Loan Servicing, L.P., No. 4:14-CV-02700, 2015 WL 3823141, at *1 (S.D. Tex. June 18, 2015) (Harmon, J.) (citation omitted).

Having reviewed the proposed findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, the filings of the parties, the record, and the applicable law, and finding that the M&R is not clearly erroneous or contrary to law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R in its entirety. (D.E. 7). Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES without prejudice Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C.§ 2254 petition, (D.E. 1), and DENIES 1/2 Petitioner a certificate of appealability.

The Court will enter a final judgment separately.

DAVID S. MORALES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Signed: Corpus Christi, Texas February 122026 2/2