Smith v. Hopkins et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
PATRICK BERNARD SMITH, §
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Plaintiff, §
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:23-CV-471
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TERRIE HOPKINS, et al., §
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Defendants. §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Patrick Bernard Smith, an inmate confined at the Stiles Unit of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, brought this
lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing the action
as frivolous and for failing to state a claim. To date, the parties have not filed objections to the
report.
The court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed 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.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is
ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate
judge’s recommendation.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 27th day of January, 2026.
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