Opinion
CIVIL ACTION 1:19-CV-132
03-27-2020
FREDDIE L. WALKER, SR., Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the District Court referred this matter to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for entry of recommended disposition. On February 28, 2020, Judge Giblin entered his report and recommendation (#29) recommending that the District Court grant Defendant Alfred Abraham Ascol's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction. (#19). To date, the parties have not filed objections to the report. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, the Court conducted a de novo review of the magistrate judge's report and the record in this cause. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's findings and conclusions and adopts Judge Giblin's report as the findings and conclusions of the Court.
The Court therefore ORDERS that Judge Giblin's Report and Recommendation (#29) is ADOPTED and the motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction (#19) is GRANTED. Additionally, the Court ORDERS that all pending motions are TERMINATED as MOOT (#17, 24, 25, 27). Finally, pursuant to Judge Giblin's recommendation, it is ORDERED that the Plaintiff's claims are dismissed without prejudice. This case is CLOSED.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 27th day of March, 2020.
/s/_________
MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE