Jim Hargrave v. Eric Guerrero, Director, TDCJ-CID

□ Southern District of Texas ENTERED April 22, 2026 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Nathan Ochsner, Clerk SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION § JIM HARGRAVE, § § Petitioner, § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:26-CV-00045 § ERIC GUERRERO, DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, § § Respondent.

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION SS EEA MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Jason B. Libby’s Memorandum and Recommendation (M&R”). (D.E. 8). The M&R recommends that the Court dismiss Petitioner’s§ 2254 petition and deny a certificate of appealability. Jd. at 1.

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. Civ. 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 (5th Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell vy. Litton Loan Servicing, L.P., No. 4:14-CV-02700, 2015 WL 3823 141, 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. 8). Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Petitioner’s § 2254 petition. (D.E. 1), and DENIES Petitioner a certificate of appealability.

1/9 The Court will enter final judgment separately.

SO ORDERED.

DAVI ORALES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Signed: Corpus Christi, Texas April 22" 2026