Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:09-CV-385
08-28-2013
KENNETH CRISSUP, Plaintiff, v. JOHN SMITH, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING
THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Kenneth Crissup, an inmate confined within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Timothy Lester, Prasad Surapaneni, Virgil Weaver and Joseph Smith. The court previously referred this matter to the Honorable Keith F. Giblin, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.
Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking a default judgment against defendants Lester and Smith (#30). The magistrate judge has submitted a Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge concerning the motion. The magistrate judge recommends the motion be denied.
The court has received the Report and Recommendation, along with the record, pleadings, and all available evidence. Plaintiff filed objections to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation.
The court has conducted a de novo review of the objections in relation to the pleadings and the applicable law. After careful consideration, the court is of the opinion plaintiff's objections are without merit.
ORDER
Accordingly, the objections filed by plaintiff are OVERRULED. The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct, and the report of the magistrate judge is ADOPTED. Plaintiff's motion seeking a default judgment is DENIED.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 28th day of August, 2013.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE