Spearman v. Stephen etal

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 14 Report and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from entry of this order to pay the initial partial filing fee of $9.60. Failure to comply with this order will results in dismissal of this case for want ofprosecution. Signed by Judge Michael H. Schneider on 6/17/2016. (gsg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUFKIN DIVISION
EDDY LEE SPEARMAN

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VS.

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WILLIAM STEPHEN, et al.,

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:15-CV-140

MEMORANDUM ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff, Eddy Lee Spearman, an inmate currently confined at the Eastham Unit with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed
what appeared to be a Federal Tort Claim against defendants William Stephen, Brad Livingston,
Jessie Owens, TDCJ-CID, and the Board of Pardons and Parole.
The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Keith Giblin, United States Magistrate Judge,
at Lufkin, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this Court. The
Magistrate Judge recommends this complaint be dismissed without prejudice for want of prosecution
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) as plaintiff has yet to pay the initial partial filing
fee of $9.60.
The Court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along with the record, and pleadings. Plaintiff filed
objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge. This requires a
de novo review of the objections in relation to the pleadings and applicable law. See FED. R. CIV.
P. 72(b).
After careful consideration, the Court finds plaintiff’s objections lacking in merit. Plaintiff
states he did not receive the order filed January 14, 2016 assessing the initial partial filing fee.
However, plaintiff did receive a copy of the Report and Recommendation, recommending the case
be dismissed for want of prosecution for failure to pay the initial partial filing fee. Plaintiff received
a copy of the Report and Recommendation on April 27, 2016 (docket entry no. 15). Plaintiff,

however, has still failed to pay the initial partial filing fee as ordered and has not otherwise shown
he cannot pay the fee.
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ORDER
Accordingly, petitioner’s objections are OVERRULED.

The findings of fact and

conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and the report of the Magistrate Judge is
ADOPTED. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from entry of this order to pay the initial partial filing fee
of $9.60. Failure to comply with this order will results in dismissal of this case for want of
prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
SIGNED this 17th day of June, 2016.

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MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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