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Watkins v. Gentry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Mar 1, 2018
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11-CV-377 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 1, 2018)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11-CV-377

03-01-2018

ERIC WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. LIEUTENANT GENTRY, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Plaintiff Eric Watkins, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brought the above-styled lawsuit against prison officials.

The court referred this matter to the Honorable Keith F. Giblin, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court. The Magistrate Judge recommends the defendants' motion to dismiss be granted and this action be dismissed.

The court has 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. No objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge were filed by the parties.

ORDER

Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and the report of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. The defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.

SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 1st day of March, 2018.

/s/_________

MARCIA A. CRONE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Watkins v. Gentry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Mar 1, 2018
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11-CV-377 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 1, 2018)
Case details for

Watkins v. Gentry

Case Details

Full title:ERIC WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. LIEUTENANT GENTRY, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Date published: Mar 1, 2018

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11-CV-377 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 1, 2018)

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