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Rhodes v. Lewisville Police Dep't

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION
Feb 11, 2021
CIVIL CASE NO. 4:20-CV-007-SDJ (E.D. Tex. Feb. 11, 2021)

Opinion

CIVIL CASE NO. 4:20-CV-007-SDJ

02-11-2021

TERRENCE C RHODES v. LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT


MEMORANDUM ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Came on for consideration the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge ("Report"), this matter having been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On December 2, 2020, the Report of the Magistrate Judge, (Dkt. #38), was entered containing proposed findings of fact and recommendations that Defendant Lewisville Police Department's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss and Brief in Support, (Dkt. #15), be granted, and Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Claim According to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a), (Dkt. #25), be denied due to futility of amendment. Having assessed the Report, and no objections thereto having been timely filed, the Court determines that the Magistrate Judge's Report should be adopted.

It is therefore ORDERED that Defendant Lewisville Police Department's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss and Brief in Support, (Dkt. #15), is GRANTED and Plaintiff Terrence C. Rhodes's suit is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff Terrence C. Rhodes's Motion to Amend Claim According to FED. R. CIV. P. 15(a), (Dkt. #25), is DENIED.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 11th day of February, 2021.

/s/_________

SEAN D. JORDAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Rhodes v. Lewisville Police Dep't

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION
Feb 11, 2021
CIVIL CASE NO. 4:20-CV-007-SDJ (E.D. Tex. Feb. 11, 2021)
Case details for

Rhodes v. Lewisville Police Dep't

Case Details

Full title:TERRENCE C RHODES v. LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 11, 2021

Citations

CIVIL CASE NO. 4:20-CV-007-SDJ (E.D. Tex. Feb. 11, 2021)

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