Figueroa v. United States Of America et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
SUZANNE RAYLENE FIGUEROA,
Plaintiff.
VS.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et
al.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-1139
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 30, 2025, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Richard
W. Bennett for all pretrial purposes. (Dkt. 31). Judge Bennett filed a Memorandum and
Recommendation on December 11, 2025, recommending that this case be DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE on Defendants’ motions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
(Dkt. 66).
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. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also 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:
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 13, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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(1) 	Judge 	Bennett’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	66) 	is
APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Defendants’ motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
12(b)(1) (Dkt. 30; Dkt. 36) are GRANTED; and
(3) 	This case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject
matter jurisdiction.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this 13th day of February 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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