Wooten v. Sheriff, Hardin County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LONNIE WOOTEN, JR., §
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Petitioner, §
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-378
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SHERIFF, HARDIN COUNTY, §
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Respondent. §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Petitioner Lonnie Wooten, Jr., a prisoner confined at the Hardin County Jail, proceeding
pro se, filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
The court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate
Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.
On December 17, 2025, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the petition. 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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Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct, and the Report and Recommendation (#6) is ADOPTED. 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 7th day of January, 2026.
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