James v. Fank et al

Filing 11

ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING 7 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Signed by District Judge Ron Clark on 1/11/18. (ljw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUFKIN DIVISION
MASON JAMES

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VS.

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RICHARD L. FANK, ET AL.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:17cv167

ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING
THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Mason James, an inmate at the Eastham Unit, proceeding pro se, brought the abovestyled lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The court referred this matter to the Honorable Keith F. Giblin, United States Magistrate
Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.
The Magistrate Judge recommends this action be dismissed as barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
The court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such referral, along with the record and pleadings. Plaintiff filed
objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation. This requires a de novo review
of the objections in relation to the pleadings and the applicable law. See FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b).
Plaintiff asserts in his objections that he was in imminent danger of serious physical injury
at the time he filed the complaint. After careful consideration, the court concludes plaintiff’s
objections are without merit. Plaintiff complains of allegedly being sexually assaulted during a patsearch which occurred more than a year before he filed the complaint. The factual allegations set
forth in plaintiff’s complaint do not demonstrate that he was in “imminent danger of serious physical
injury” at the time he filed the complaint. See Banos v. O’Guin, 144 F.3d 883, 884 (5th Cir. 1998).
Accordingly, plaintiff is barred from proceeding on an in forma pauperis basis. Id.
ORDER
Accordingly, plaintiff’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. A

final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge’s
recommendations.

So Ordered and Signed
Jan 11, 2018