Ward v. Bridges

Filing 5

ORDER ADOPTING #3 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge's recommendation. Signed by District Judge Marcia A. Crone on 11/13/23. (ljw, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DEREK CLINTON WARD,

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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Plaintiff,
versus
SHERIFF JASON BRIDGES,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:23-CV-167

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Derek Clinton Ward, an inmate confined at the Nacogdoches County Jail,
proceeding pro se, brought this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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 dismissing the action without prejudice. To date, the parties have not filed objections
to the report.
The court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available
evidence. After careful review, the court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of
the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is
ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate
judge’s recommendation.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 13th day of November, 2023.

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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE