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Woods v. U.S. Dep't of Justice Fed. Bureau of Prisons

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Sep 16, 2022
Civil Action 4:21-cv-00791 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 16, 2022)

Opinion

Civil Action 4:21-cv-00791

09-16-2022

KERMIT C. WOODS, Plaintiff. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION

GEORGE C.HANKS, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

On July 15, 2022, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Dkt. 18. Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on August 22, 2022, recommending that a Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 24) filed by Defendant U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) be GRANTED. Dkt. 25. No objections have been filed to the Memorandum and Recommendation. Accordingly, the Court reviews the Memorandum and Recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).

Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that there is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that:

(1) Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 25) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;

(2) Plaintiff's claims against BOP are DISMISSED; and

(3) BOP's Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 24) is DENIED as moot.

It is so ORDERED.

SIGNED and ENTERED.


Summaries of

Woods v. U.S. Dep't of Justice Fed. Bureau of Prisons

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Sep 16, 2022
Civil Action 4:21-cv-00791 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 16, 2022)
Case details for

Woods v. U.S. Dep't of Justice Fed. Bureau of Prisons

Case Details

Full title:KERMIT C. WOODS, Plaintiff. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU…

Court:United States District Court, Southern District of Texas

Date published: Sep 16, 2022

Citations

Civil Action 4:21-cv-00791 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 16, 2022)