Lepow v. Warden, FCI Beaumont Low

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
JONATHAN LOUIS LEPOW, §
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Petitioner, §
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-265
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WARDEN, FCI BEAUMONT, §
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Respondent. §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Petitioner Jonathan Louis Lepow, a prisoner confined at the Federal Correctional
Institution in Beaumont, Texas, 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 Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate
Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.
On December 17, 2025, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the petition without
prejudice. Proper notice was sent 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 magistrate judge’s 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.
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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 (#8) is
ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in accordance with the magistrate judge’s
recommendation.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 9th day of January, 2026.
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