Horton v. Molina Healthcare of Texas Inc et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
LUCAS HORTON, 	§
Plaintiff, 	§
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v. 	§ 	No. 3:25-CV-1206-X -BW
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF 	§
TEXAS, INC., et al., 	§
Defendants. 	§
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The 	United 	States 	Magistrate 	Judge 	made 	findings, 	conclusions, 	and 	a
recommendation in this case. An objection and a proposed amended complaint were
filed. Doc. 17. 	In the objection, Horton admits “The [ ] complaint was not up to par
and . . . asks the Court to grant leave to amend the complaint.”1 The District Court
reviewed 	de 	novo 	those 	portions 	of 	the 	proposed 	findings, 	conclusions, 	and
recommendation to which objection was made, and reviewed the remaining proposed
findings, conclusions, and recommendation for plain error. Finding no error, the
Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United
States Magistrate Judge.
For the reasons stated in the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of
the United States Magistrate Judge, Defendant Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.’s
motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Doc. 5) is
GRANTED, and Plaintiff Lucas Horton’s motion for a hearing (Doc. 11) is DENIED.
1 Doc. 17 at 9.
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The Court GRANTS leave to file the amended complaint (Doc. 17-6) and orders
the clerks office to docket the attached proposed complaint as the new live pleading
in this action.
SO ORDERED this 20th day of February, 2026.
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BRANTLEY STARR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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