Nelson v. Attorney General of Texas, No. 1:2017cv00220 - Document 26 (E.D. Tex. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER adopting the magistrate judge's 25 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Thad Heartfield on 4/30/2020. (bjc, )

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Nelson v. Attorney General of Texas Doc. 26 Case 1:17-cv-00220-TH-ZJH Document 26 Filed 04/30/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 90 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION DAMION KEITH NELSON § VS. § ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-220 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff, Damion Keith Nelson, an inmate currently confined at the Boyd Unit with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendant the Attorney General of Texas. The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this Court. The Magistrate Judge recommends this civil rights action be dismissed for want of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) (docket entry no. 25). The Court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along with the record, and pleadings. No objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge were filed. 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. A Final Judgment will be entered in this case Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:17-cv-00220-TH-ZJH Document 26 Filed 04/30/20 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 91 in accordance with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendations. SIGNED this the 30 day of April, 2020. ____________________________ Thad Heartfield United States District Judge

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