In Re: Kara Bailey as Ownwer of 2011 Godfrey Hurricane 2000 SD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
IN 	RE: 	COMPLAINT 	AND
PETITION OF KARA BAILEY AS
OWNER 	OF 	A 	CERTAIN 	2011
GODFREY 	HURRICANE 	2000 	SD
FOR 	EXONERATION 	FROM 	OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-15
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On September 17, 2025, Claimants’ motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 27) was
referred 	to 	United 	States 	Magistrate 	Judge 	Richard 	W. 	Bennett 	under 	28 	U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B). (Dkt. 30). Judge Bennett filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on
January 22, 2026, recommending that Claimants’ motion for summary judgment be
GRANTED. (Dkt. 32).
No objections have been filed to the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, the
Court reviews the Report and Recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also F ED. R. C IV. 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, it is hereby ORDERED
and ADJUDGED that:
(1) 	Judge 	Bennett’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	32) 	is
APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court; and
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 13, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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(2) 	Claimants’ motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 27) is GRANTED, and this
case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this ____ day of February 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
13th
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