Jones v. Valdez et al

Filing 41

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONOF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE re: 39 Findings and Recommendations on Motion re: 25 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Christine Joll, Kevin Allegio, Colleen Egmeyer. The Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. (Ordered by Judge Reed C. O'Connor on 2/22/2017) (mcrd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
KELVIN JONES (# 15032052),
Plaintiff,
v.
SHERIFF LUPE VALDEZ et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00215-O

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge made findings, conclusions, and a recommendation in
this case. See Findings, Conclusions & Recommendation (“FCR”), ECF No. 39. Plaintiff filed an
objection. See Pl.’s Obj., ECF No. 40. The Court has conducted a de novo review of those portions
of the proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation to which an objection was made, and
reviewed the remaining proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation for plain error.
Finding no error, the Court hereby ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of
the United States Magistrate Judge. Accordingly, the Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment
as to the affirmative defense of qualified immunity (ECF No. 25) is hereby GRANTED and
Plaintiff’s sole remaining claim, for deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment,
is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.
SO ORDERED on this 22nd day of February, 2017.

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Reed O’Connor
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE