Carlos Ruben Zuniga v. Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General, and Mario Ortiz,...

FILED January 28, 2026 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO DIVISION BY: NM DEPUTY CARLOS RUBEN ZUNIGA, § § Petitioner, § § v. § § NO. SA-24-CV-00656-OLG MERRICK GARLAND, U.S. Attorney § General, and MARIO ORTIZ, Director, § United States Citizenship and § Immigration Service District, § § Respondents. § ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION The Court has considered United States Magistrate Judge Richard B. Farrer’s Report and Recommendation (R&R), filed January 5, 2026, concerning the status of this case, in which pro se Petitioner Carlos Ruben Zuniga seeks a writ of mandamus. (See R&R, Dkt. No. 24.)

Any party who desires to object to a Magistrate Judge’s findings and recommendations must serve and file specific written objections within 14 days after being served with a copy of the findings and recommendations. FED. R. CIv. P. 72(b)(2). A copy of the R&R was mailed by certified mail on January 5, 2026, and received on January 9, 2026. (See Dkt. Nos. 25, 26).

Because no party has objected to the Magistrate Judge’s findings or recommendations, the Court reviews the R&R for clear error. See United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (Sth Cir. 1989); cf 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (“A judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which an objection is made.”) After such review, the Court finds that the R&R is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s R&R (Dkt. No. 24) and, for the reasons set forth therein, Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of prosecution and failure to comply with a court order. FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b).

Any pending motions are DISMISSED AS MOOT.

This case is CLOSED.

It isso ORDERED.

SIGNED on January , 2026. \ \ Wa, \; ORLANDO L. GARCIA United States District Judge