Booth v. Galveston County et al

Filing 367

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 360 Memorandum and Recommendations (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(KimberlyPicota, 4)

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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION

August 11, 2023
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk

AARON BOOTH, on behalf of himself §
and all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs.
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§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:18-CV-00104
V.
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GALVESTON COUNTY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On September 21, 2018, all dispositive and non-dispositive pretrial matters in this
case were referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B)-(C). Dkt. 102. Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on
July 5, 2023, recommending that the motions to dismiss filed by the Galveston County
Magistrate Judges, the Galveston County District Court Judges, the Criminal District
Attorney for Galveston County, and Galveston County (Dkts. 331, 333, 336–337) be
GRANTED. See Dkt. 360.
On July 27, 2023, Aaron Booth filed his Objections. In accordance with 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those portions
of the [magistrate judge’s] report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to
which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo review, the Court may
“accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by
the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).

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The Court has carefully considered the Objections; the Memorandum and
Recommendation; the pleadings; and the record. The Court ACCEPTS Judge Edison’s
Memorandum and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is
therefore ORDERED that:
(1)

Judge Edison’s Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 360) is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
and

(2)

Galveston County Magistrate Judges’, the Galveston County District Court
Judges’, the Criminal District Attorney for Galveston County’s, and
Galveston County’s motions to dismiss (Dkts. 331, 333, 336–337) are
GRANTED.

It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this 11th day of August 2023.

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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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