Miles v. State Of Texas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DOUGLAS EUGENE MILES, §
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Plaintiff, §
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:24-CV-427
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STATE OF TEXAS, §
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Defendant. §
MEMORANDUM ORDER OVERRULING PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS AND
ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Douglas Eugene Miles, an inmate confined at the Jefferson County Correctional
Facility, proceeding pro se, brought this lawsuit against the State of Texas.
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. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for failing to state
a claim. Additionally, the magistrate judge recommends declining the exercise of supplemental
jurisdiction.
The court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available
evidence. Plaintiff filed objections to the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation. This
requires a de novo review of the objections in relation to the pleadings and the applicable law. See
FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b).
Plaintiff filed this action seeking damages for an alleged violation of the Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.1 The magistrate judge found plaintiff’s complaint fails
to state a claim because it is devoid of factual allegations, the claims potentially seeking criminal
prosecution lack any arguable basis in law, and the claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
1 Plaintiff mailed a series of separate complaints in the same envelope. The magistrate judge severed the
separate complaints into separate civil rights actions and habeas petitions on June 12, 2025 (# 20).
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Plaintiff’s objections focus primarily on his alleged unlawful detention and do not challenge
the reasons for dismissal of this action. Plaintiff has failed to raise a meritorious objection to the
report. After careful consideration, the court concludes plaintiff’s objections are without merit
and should be overruled.
O R D E R
Accordingly, plaintiff’s objections are OVERRULED. The findings of fact and
conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct, and the report of the magistrate judge is
ADOPTED. It is
ORDERED that plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice for failure to state a
claim. It is further
ORDERED that, to the extent plaintiff’s complaint may be interpreted as asserting state
law claims, the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction in this action pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1367(c). A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate
judge’s recommendation.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 9th day of March, 2026.
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