Jeffrey Poffenbarger v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT April 02, 2026 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION

JEFFREY POFFENBARGER, § § Plaintiff, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:26-CV-00022 § PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC § ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION TO DENY APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (D.E. 14). On February 27, 2026, United States Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton issued a Memorandum and Recommendation (D.E. 15), recommending that Plaintiff’s application be denied. Plaintiff was provided proper notice of, and opportunity to object to, the Magistrate Judge’s memorandum and recommendation. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); General Order No. 2002-13. No objections have been timely filed.

When no timely objection to a magistrate judge’s memorandum and recommendation is filed, the district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record and accept the magistrate judge’s memorandum and recommendation. Guillory v. PPG Indus., Inc., 434 F.3d 303, 308 (5th Cir. 2005) (citing Douglass v. United Servs. Auto Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1420 (5th Cir. 1996)).

Having reviewed the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations set forth in the Magistrate Judge’s memorandum and recommendation and all other relevant / 2 documents in the record, the Court ADOPTS as its own the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (D.E. 14) is DENIED. Plaintiff is ORDERED to pay the filing fee within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order or to voluntarily dismiss the petition. Plaintiff is advised that failure to pay the filing fee within the time period ordered may result in dismissal of the complaint for failure to prosecute.

ORDERED on April 2, 2026.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2/2