Degante v. Riddles

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United States District Court

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SHERMAN DIVISION
LUIS GERARDO DEGANTE, §
Plaintiff, ; Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-00548
v. § Judge Mazzant/Judge Davis
GAYLON PERRY RIDDLES, :
Defendants. ;
§

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Came on for consideration the report of the United States Magistrate Judge in this action,
this matter having been heretofore referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636.
On January 20, 2026, the Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. #60) that
Defendant Gaylon Perry Riddels’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #55) be granted.

Having received the report of the United States Magistrate Judge, and no timely objections
being filed, the Court is of the opinion that the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge
are correct and adopts the Magistrate Judge’s report as the findings and conclusions of the Court.

It is therefore ORDERED that Defendant Riddels’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #55) is
hereby GRANTED.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Degante’s claims against Defendant Riddels
are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

AUTHENTICATED
U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION

GPO

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SIGNED this 25th day of February, 2026.

AMOS L. MAZZANT
UNITED STATES NSTRICT jUDGe