Smith v. University of Texas Medical Branch

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
JESSICA SMITH,
Plaintiff.
V.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL
BRANCH,
Defendant.
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3:24-cv-00336
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On October 10, 2025, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United
States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Dkt. 23.
Judge Edison filed an amended memorandum and recommendation on December
18, 2025, recommending that Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. 15) be denied.
Dkt. 29 at 11.
Neither party filed objections to the memorandum and recommendation.
Accordingly, the court reviews it for plain error on the face of the record. 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:
(1) 	Judge Edison’s memorandum and recommendation (Dkt. 29) is
approved and adopted in its entirety as the holding of the court; and
(2) 	Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. 15) is denied.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
January 12, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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SIGNED on Galveston Island this 12th day of January 2026.
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JEFFREY VINCENT BROWN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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