Ross v. Dickerson et al

Filing 102

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Defendants' motions for summary judgment 82 & 89 are granted. A final judgment will be entered in accordance with the magistrate judge's recommendations. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 9/18/15. (mrp, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

RICKY EUGENE ROSS,
Plaintiff,
versus
KENT DICKERSON, et al.,
Defendants.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:12-CV-275

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Plaintiff Ricky Eugene Ross, a prisoner previously confined at the United States
Penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brought this civil
rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403
U.S. 388 (1971).
The court 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.
The magistrate judge recommends granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment. The
magistrate judge also recommends dismissing the claims against defendants Debra Harrell and
James E. Barefield as frivolous and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The court has received and considered the Reports and Recommendations of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along with the record, pleadings and all available
evidence. No objections to the Reports and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge
were filed by the parties.

ORDER
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct, and the reports of the magistrate judge (#97 and #98) are ADOPTED. Defendants’
motions for summary judgment (#82 and #89) are GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered

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in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s recommendations.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 7th day of September, 2004.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 18th day of September, 2015.

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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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