Sowell v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Various Officials and Emplyees

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
KENNETH SOWELL §
VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:24-CV-262
TEXAS DEP’T CRIM. JUST., ET AL. §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Kenneth Sowell, a prisoner previously confined at the Stiles Unit of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ-CID), proceeding pro se
and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Brian Collier, Angela
Chevalier, Dr. Frank Sanders, Dorathy Carleton, T. Tompkins, L. Moody, Unidentified Manager of
Health Service, and T. Lane.
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.
On February 5, 2026, the magistrate judge recommended granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
To date, the parties have not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation.
The Court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available
evidence. After careful review, the Court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of
the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.
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ORDER
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct,
and the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge [Dkt. 52] is ADOPTED. Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. 44] is GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered in accordance with
this Order.
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 12th day of March, 2026.
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