Pegues v. Peralta et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BILLY RAY PEGUES, §
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Plaintiff, §
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:24-CV-122
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JOHN PERALTA, et al., §
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Defendants. §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Billy Ray Pegues, a prisoner confined at the Angelina County Jail, proceeding pro
se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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 December 22, 2025, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action
without prejudice for want of prosecution. Proper notice was sent to Plaintiff at his last known
address. See FED. R. CIV. P. 5(b)(2)(C). To date, the parties have not filed objections to the
magistrate judge’s 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.
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge (#12) is
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ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in accordance with the magistrate judge’s
recommendation.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 20th day of January, 2026.
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