Sheppard v. Livingston et al

Filing 93

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION for 37 Motion for Default Judgment filed by Curtis Lee Sheppard. Plaintiff's motion for default judgment is DENIED. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 7/14/14. (dlc, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CURTIS LEE SHEPPARD,
Plaintiff,
versus
BRAD LIVINGSTON, et al.,
Defendants.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:12-CV-169

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING
THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Curtis Lee Sheppard, an inmate confined within the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights lawsuit
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court previously 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.
Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking a default judgment. The magistrate judge has submitted
a Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge recommending the motion be
denied.
The court has received the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge,
along with the record, pleadings, and all available evidence. No objections were filed to the
Report and Recommendation.

ORDER
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct, and the report of the magistrate judge is ADOPTED.

Plaintiff’s motion for default

judgment. is DENIED.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 7th day of September, 2004.

SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 14th day of July, 2014.

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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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