Barnes v. Easter et al

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING 20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Signed by District Judge Marcia A. Crone on 6/26/24. (ljw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WILLIE LEON BARNES,
Plaintiff,
versus
CAPTAIN EASTER, et al.,
Defendants.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:24-CV-62

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Willie Lee Barnes, a prisoner previously confined at the Gib Lewis Unit of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed
this civil rights action 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.
On May 23, 2024, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action without prejudice for
want of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 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 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 findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge (#20) is

ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate
judge’s recommendation.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 26th day of June, 2024.

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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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