Opinion
CIVIL 4:22-CV-1050-P
03-27-2023
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING DISMISSAL AND RETURNING CASE TO DISTRICT JUDGE
JEFFREY L. CURETON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The above-styled and numbered action, which was filed by pro se Plaintiff Theresa Spain LaDuca on October 27, 2022. This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to a standing order of this Court on November 28, 2022. On February 6, 2023, the Court entered an Order Regarding Failure to File Proof of Service in which it gave Plaintiff until February 20, 2023 to file “either proof of proper service as required by Rule 4.1 of the Local Civil Rules of the Northern District of Texas or an instrument in affidavit form establishing good cause why such proof cannot be filed.” The Order further stated that, Plaintiffs failure to comply would result in the Court recommending dismissal of this action without further notice.
As of the date of this order, Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court's February 6,2023 Order. Consequently, the Court RECOMMENDS that the above-styled and numbered cause be DISMISSED for failing to comply with the Court's order and for failure to effectuate proper service.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROPOSED FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION AND CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO OBJECT
Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), each party to this action has the right to serve and file specific written objections in the United States District Court to the United States Magistrate Judge's proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation within fourteen (14) days after the party has been served with a copy of this document. The United States District Judge need only make a de novo determination of those portions of the United States Magistrate Judge's proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation to which specific objection is timely made. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Failure to file, by the date stated above, a specific written objection to a proposed factual finding or legal conclusion will bar a party, except upon grounds of plain error or manifest injustice, from attacking on appeal any such proposed factual findings and legal conclusions accepted by the United States District Judge. See Douglass v. United Servs. Auto Ass'n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1428-29 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc), superseded by statute on other grounds, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (extending time to file objections from ten to fourteen days).
ORDER
Under 28 U.S.C. § 636, it is hereby ORDERED that each party is granted until March 7, 2023 to serve and file written objections to the United States Magistrate Judge's proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation. It is further ORDERED that if objections are filed and the opposing party chooses to file a response, the response shall be filed within seven (7) days of the filing date of the objections.
It is further ORDERED that the above-styled and numbered action, previously referred to the United States Magistrate Judge for findings, conclusions and recommendation, be and hereby is returned to the docket of the United States District Judge.