Opinion
Civil Action 3:19-CV-843-L-BN
08-11-2021
SHOMARI STATEN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DALLAS; THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT; BRYAN RODEN; WILLIAM MCDONALD; LEQUITA GARRETT; TU NGUYEN; JERRY THOMPSON; RYAN LOWMAN; BOZ ROJAS; DAN COLLINS; ED ANAYA; GREG FREGEAU; JOSHUA SHIPP; JERRI ROWE; and NICHOLAS STOLARZYK, Defendants.
ORDER
SAM A. LINDSAY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On July 21, 2021, the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”) (Doc. 71) was entered, recommending that the court grant the Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Qualified Immunity (Doc. 51), filed on June 26, 2021, by Officers Ryan Lowman, Tu Nguyen, and Jerry Thompson. The magistrate judge further recommended that the claims against these Defendants be dismissed with prejudice. No objections to the Report were filed within 14 days after the date of the Report as allowed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).
Except for the City of Dallas, all other Defendants in this action have been dismissed via separate orders or agreement. See Docs. 22, 47, 50, 51.
Having considered the motion, summary judgment record, file, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court grants the Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Qualified Immunity (Doc. 51) and dismisses with prejudice all claims by Plaintiff against Officers Lowman, Nguyen, and Thompson. As a result of this order, only Plaintiff's claims against the City of Dallas alleged in Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 28) remain.
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff sued Officers Lowman, Nguyen, and Thompson for unlawful seizure of a person and excessive force. Plaintiff also asserted a retaliation claim under section 1983 against Officers Thompson and Lowman.
It is so ordered.