Bell v. Matthews Hope Foundation et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
LEE ANN BELL,
Plaintiff.
V.
MATTHEWS HOPE FOUNDATION,
et al.,
Defendants.
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3:25-cv-00125
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On January 13, 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. 18.
Judge Edison filed a memorandum opinion, order, and recommendation on
February 10, 2026, granting the plaintiff leave to amend her complaint and
recommending that Defendant IntegraNet Physician Resource, Inc.’s motion to
dismiss (Dkt. 15) be denied as moot. Dkt. 19. On February 20, 2026, the plaintiff
filed her First Amended Complaint. Dkt. 20.
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. 	19) is
approved and adopted in its entirety as the holding of the court; and
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 10, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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(2) 	The defendant’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. 15) is denied as moot; and
(3) 	Any motions to dismiss the plaintiff’s First Amendment Complaint
(Dkt. 20) are due by Friday, April 3, 2026.
SIGNED on Galveston Island this 10th day of March 2026.
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JEFFREY VINCENT BROWN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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