Ruiz v. Mercado et al

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 18 Report and Recommendations (Signed by Judge Randy Crane) Parties notified.(jengonzalez, 7)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MCALLEN DIVISION
RAFAEL RUIZ,
Plaintiff
VS.
DR. STEVEN A. MERCADO, et al,
Defendants

March 23, 2016
David J. Bradley, Clerk

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§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 7:14-CV-921
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (D.E.#18)
regarding Plaintiff’s civil rights complaint filed in conjunction with his application to proceed
IFP, along with Plaintiff’s objections (D.E.#20) . Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
72(b), the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report and Recommendation. Finding
no clearly erroneous error, the Court is of the opinion that the conclusions in said Report and
Recommendation should be adopted by this Court.
It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the conclusions in the
United States Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos= Report and Recommendation entered on the 10th
day of February, 2016, are hereby adopted by this Court.
It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff’s claims be DISMISSED with prejudice as
frivolous and/or for failure to state a claim.
The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff by any receipted means.
SO ORDERED this 23rd day of March, 2016, at McAllen, Texas.

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Randy Crane
United States District Judge
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