Greene v. St. Vincent De Paul - Cardinal Manning Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
CEDRIC GREENE,
Plaintiff.
V.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL—
CARDINAL MANNING CENTER,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:26-CV-2769
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On May 6, 2026, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Richard
W. Bennett for all pretrial purposes. (Dkt. 8). Judge Bennett filed a Memorandum and
Recommendation on May 8, 2026, recommending that Plaintiff’s Petition for Relief and
Leave to Proceed (Dkt. 1) be DENIED; that Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis (Dkt. 2) be DENIED; that Plaintiff’s claims be DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and that all other pending motions be
DENIED as moot. (Dkt. 9). On June 1, 2026, Plaintiff filed his objections. (Dkt. 10).
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this 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.” 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). The Court has carefully considered Plaintiff’s objections; the
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
June 03, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Memorandum and Recommendation; the pleadings; and the record. The Court ACCEPTS
Judge Bennett’s Memorandum and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of
the Court.
It is therefore ORDERED that:
(1) Judge Bennett’s Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 9) is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) Plaintiff’s Petition for Relief and Leave to Proceed (Dkt. 1) is DENIED;
(3) Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 2) is
DENIED;
(4) Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction; and
(5) All other pending motions are DENIED as moot.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas on June 3, 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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