Kaizer v. Stephens

Filing 39

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 22 Memorandum and Recommendations, granting 26 MOTION for Summary Judgment with Brief in Support (Signed by Judge Hilda G Tagle) Parties notified.(bcampos, 1)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
RANDY J. KAIZER,
Petitioner,
VS.
WILLIAM STEPHENS, et al,
Respondents.

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February 15, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk

CIVIL NO. 2:15-CV-00396

ORDER
The Court is in receipt of Respondent’s November 30, 2016, motion for
summary judgment, Dkt. No. 26, and the Memorandum and Recommendation
(“M&R”) of the Magistrate Judge to whom this case was referred, Dkt. No. 33.
On June 8, 2017, the Magistrate Judge granted pro se Petitioner until
September 6, 2017, to file objections to the M&R. Dkt. No. 36. Petitioner did not file
objections before, on, or after September 6, 2017.
After independently reviewing the record and considering the applicable law,
the Court adopts the M&R in its entirety. The Court hereby:
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GRANTS Respondent’s motion for summary judgment, Dkt. No. 26;

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DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE this action; and

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DENIES Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability.

The Court will order entry of final judgment separately.
SIGNED this 15th day of February, 2018.
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Hilda Tagle
Senior United States District Judge

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