James v. Woods

Full title: JAMES A WOODARD, Plaintiff, v. GENE WOODS, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION

Date published: Dec 1, 2017

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:17-CV-00509-RWS (E.D. Tex. Dec. 1, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:17-CV-00509-RWS

12-01-2017

JAMES A WOODARD, Plaintiff, v. GENE WOODS, Defendant.

ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The above entitled and numbered civil action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On November 3, 2017, the Magistrate Judge issued his Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 10), recommending that Plaintiff's claims be dismissed with prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. On November 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 13). The Court reviews de novo the portions of the Magistrate Judge's findings to which objections have been raised. 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1).

As an initial matter, Plaintiff does not object to any specific finding of the Magistrate Judge. Docket No. 13. Instead, Plaintiff elaborates on facts supporting his claims of continued harassment by Defendant. Id. Nothing in Plaintiff's objections provides any additional information or a basis for subject-matter jurisdiction. Id. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that subject-matter jurisdiction is lacking.

As the Magistrate Judge correctly found, Plaintiff has not alleged any facts invoking the violation of the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or treaty to which the United States is a party, nor has Plaintiff invoked the Court's diversity jurisdiction because both Plaintiff and Defendant are alleged to be citizens of Texas. See Docket No. 10 (citing Docket No. 8, at 1, 3, 5 (listing Plaintiff's address in Diana, Texas and Defendant's address in Longview, Texas)); 28 U.S.C. §§1331, 1332. Because Plaintiff has not pled facts that give rise to jurisdiction in this Court, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the complaint should be dismissed.

Therefore, the Court hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge as the findings and conclusions of the Court. It is accordingly ORDERED that the complaint is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 1st day of December, 2017.

/s/_________

ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE