Reed v. Kansas City Southern Railway Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
TERRENCE REED,
Plaintiff.
VS.
KANSAS 	CITY 	SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-CV-1795
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On October 3, 2025, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Peter
Bray 	for 	all 	pretrial 	purposes. 	(Dkt. 	79). 	Judge 	Bray 	filed 	a 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation on May 1, 2026 recommending that Defendant’s motion for summary
judgment be granted. (Dkt. 101). On May 29, 2026, Plaintiff filed his Objections. (Dkt.
108). On June 12, 2026, Defendant responded to Plaintiff’s Objections. (Dkt. 109).
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.” 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(C); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). The Court has carefully considered
Plaintiff’s Objections; Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s Objections; the Memorandum
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
July 06, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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and Recommendation; the pleadings; and the record. The Court ACCEPTS Judge Bray’s
Memorandum and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court.
It is therefore ORDERED that:
(1) 	Judge 	Bray’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	101) 	is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 74) is GRANTED;
(3) 	Docket entries 80, 86, 89, and 91 are TERMINATED in accordance with
the rulings set out by Judge Bray in the Memorandum and Recommendation;
and
(4) 	Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas on July 6, 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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