Marks v. City of Manvel et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
JOHN MARKS,
Plaintiff.
V.
CITY OF MANVEL, et al.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-cv-00243
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On January 12, 2026, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United
States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Dkt. 101.
Judge Edison filed a memorandum and recommendation on February 27, 2026,
recommending that Plaintiff Freddie Douglas’s request for certification of an
interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (Dkt. 111) be denied. Dkt. 112.
No objections have been filed to the memorandum and recommendation.
Accordingly, the court reviews it for plain error on the face of the record. 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1); 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:
(1) 	Judge Edison’s memorandum and recommendation (Dkt. 112) is
approved and adopted in its entirety as the holding of the court; and
(2) 	Plaintiff’s request for certification of an interlocutory appeal (Dkt. 111)
is denied.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 17, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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SIGNED on Galveston Island this 17th day of March 2026.
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JEFFREY VINCENT BROWN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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