Hoskins v. Davis

Filing 20

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 18 Memorandum and Recommendations; GRANTED 16 Respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment with Brief in Support, DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Petitioner's action; and DENIES Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability. (Signed by Judge Hilda G Tagle) Parties notified.(scavazos, 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
MALQUWAN HOSKINS,
Petitioner,
VS.
LORIE DAVIS,
Respondent.

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February 26, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk

CIVIL NO. 2:16-CV-00518

ORDER
The Court is in receipt of Respondent’s April 18, 2017, motion for summary
judgment, Dkt. No. 16, and the July 13, 2017, Memorandum and Recommendation
(“M&R”) of the Magistrate Judge to whom this case was referred, Dkt. No. 18.
Petitioner did not respond to the motion for summary judgment nor file objections
to the M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (setting a 14-day deadline to file objections;
FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(2) (same); see also Dkt. No. 18 at 10 (advising parties of the 14day deadline).
After independently reviewing the record and considering the applicable law,
the Court adopts the proposed M&R in its entirety. The Court hereby:
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GRANTS Respondent’s motion for summary judgment, Dkt. No. 16;

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DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Petitioner’s action; and

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DENIES Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability.

The Court will order entry of final judgment separately.
SIGNED this 26th day of February, 2018.
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Hilda Tagle
Senior United States District Judge

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