Rideaux v. Jefferson County Correctional Facility et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
JERALD RIDEAUX §
VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25cv497
JEFFERSON COUNTY CORRECTIONAL §
FACILITY, ET AL.
MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Jerald Rideaux, an inmate at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility,
proceeding pro se, brought this civil rights suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Christine L. Stetson, United States
Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders
of this Court. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing this action for want of prosecution
pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b).
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. A copy of the Report and Recommendation was mailed to Plaintiff at the address
provided to the Court. No objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge have been filed.
O R D E R
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct and the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. A separate
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Final Judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s
recommendations.
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 26th day of January, 2026.
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