Smith v. Owens

Filing 14

ORDER OF DISMISSAL adopting 9 Report and Recommendations. Signed by Judge David Folsom on 3/8/10. (mrm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS T E X A R K A N A DIVISION

R A L P H B. SMITH, #855314 VS. RISSI L. OWENS

§ § § O R D E R OF DISMISSAL C IV IL ACTION NO. 5:09cv181

P lain tiff Robert Arredondo, Jr., an inmate confined in the Texas prison system, filed the abovestyled and numbered civil lawsuit. The complaint was referred to United States Magistrate Judge C aro lin e M. Craven, who issued a Report and Recommendation concluding that the complaint should b e dismissed. The Plaintiff has filed objections. The Report of the Magistrate Judge, which contains her proposed findings of fact and reco m m en d atio n s for the disposition of such action, has been presented for consideration, and having m ad e a de novo review of the objections raised by the Plaintiff to the Report, the Court is of the o p in io n that the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and the objections of the P lain tiff are without merit. Therefore the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are adopted

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as the findings and conclusions of the Court. It is accordingly O R D E R E D that the civil rights complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U .S .C . § 1915A(b)(1). All motions not previously ruled on are DENIED.

SIGNED this 8th day of March, 2010.

____________________________________ DAVID FOLSOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE