Opinion
Civil Action 1:21-CV-211
07-19-2024
PRINCE MCCOY, SR., Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY NEWTON, et al., Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
MARCIA A. CRONE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff Prince McCoy, Sr., an inmate confined at the Estelle Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, brought this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing the action with prejudice as frivolous and for failing to state a claim. Additionally, the magistrate judge recommends declining the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction in this case. To date, the parties have not filed objections to the report.
The court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available evidence. After careful review, the court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge's recommendation.