Dierlam v. Biden et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
John J. Dierlam, 	§
Plaintiff, 	§
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v. 	§ 	Civil Action H-25-123
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Donald Trump, et al., 	§
Defendants. 	§
ORDER
On 	February 	17, 	2026, 	Magistrate 	Judge 	Peter 	Bray 	entered 	a
Memorandum and Recommendation recommending Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss, ECF No. 30, be granted and that Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary
Injunction, ECF No. 15, be denied as moot. ECF No. 43. The parties were
provided with notice and an opportunity to object to the magistrate judge’s
recommendation. Dierlam filed objections to the recommendation. ECF
No. 44.
The court is required to “make a de novo determination of those
portions of the [magistrate judge’s] report or specified proposed findings or
recommendations 	to 	which 	objection 	[has 	been] 	made.” 	28 	U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(C). After conducting this de novo review, the Court may “accept,
reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made
by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 10, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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The court has reviewed the recommendation de novo and finds no error
in law or fact. The objections are OVERRULED. The court therefore
ADOPTS the memorandum and recommendation as its memorandum and
opinion.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas on March 10, 2026.
_______________________________
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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