Jones v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
SHAMEEKA L. JONES,
Plaintiff,
versus
SECURITAS SECURITY
SERVICES USA, INC,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NUMBER
4:25-cv-01726
JUDGE CHARLES ESKRIDGE
ORDER ADOPTING
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Shameeka L. Jones proceeds here pro se. She
filed a complaint against Defendant Securitas Security
Services USA, Inc, alleging employment discrimination
and retaliation. See Dkt 1-5 (original petition). Defendant
removed this action based on diversity jurisdiction. Dkt 1.
Pending is a Report and Recommendation by
Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo, recommending
that this case be remanded for lack of subject matter
jurisdiction because (i) Plaintiff did not plead any federal
law claims, and (ii) Defendant failed to establish that the
amount in controversy requirement is met. Dkt 13.
The district court reviews de novo those conclusions of
a magistrate judge to which a party has specifically
objected. See FRCP 72(b)(3) & 28 USC § 636(b)(1)(C); see
also United States v Wilson, 864 F2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir
1989, per curiam). The district court may accept any other
portions to which there’s no objection if satisfied that no
clear error appears on the face of the record. See Guillory v
PPG Industries Inc, 434 F3d 303, 308 (5th Cir 2005), citing
Douglass v United Services Automobile Association, 79 F3d
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 11, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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1415, 1430 (5th Cir 1996, en banc); see also FRCP 72(b)
advisory committee note (1983).
None of the parties filed objections. No clear error
otherwise appears upon review and consideration of the
Report and Recommendation, the record, and the
applicable law.
The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge is ADOPTED as the Report and Order of this Court.
Dkt 13.
This case is REMANDED to the 133rd Judicial District,
Harris County, Texas.
The Clerk is ORDERED to provide a copy of this Order to
the Clerk of the 133rd Judicial District, Harris County,
Texas.
SO ORDERED.
Signed on March 11, 2026, at Houston, Texas.
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Honorable Charles Eskridge
United States District Judge
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