Cover v. Sheriff, Jefferson County

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
LEO WAYNE COVER §
VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-482
SHERIFF, JEFFERSON COUNTY §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Petitioner Leo Wayne Cover, a pre-trial detainee confined at the Jefferson County
Correctional Facility, proceeding pro se, filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241.
The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Christine L. Stetson, United States Magistrate
Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this Court.
On December 30, 2025, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the Petition. Proper notice
was given to Petitioner at his last known address. See FED. R. CIV. P. 5(b)(2)(C). 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.
ORDER
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct,
and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [Dkt. 5] is ADOPTED. A
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final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s
recommendation.
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 26th day of January, 2026.
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