Sampson v. Lyft, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
IAMMAN R. SAMPSON,
Plaintiff,
versus
LYFT, INC.,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NUMBER
4:25-cv-00786
JUDGE CHARLES ESKRIDGE
ORDER ADOPTING
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Iamman R. Sampson proceeds here pro se.
This action was referred to Magistrate Judge Christina
Bryan. Pending is a Memorandum and Recommendation
recommending that Plaintiff’s claims be dismissed for
failure to prosecute the case. See Dkt 24. Specifically, it
finds dismissal is warranted because Plaintiff (i) hasn’t
requested entry of default against Defendant despite
Defendant’s failure to appear, and (ii) failed to file his
amended complaint by the court-ordered deadline, even
after receiving leave to amend. Id at 2.
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
1415, 1430 (5th Cir 1996, en banc); see also FRCP 72(b)
advisory committee note (1983).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
December 15, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Plaintiff did not file objections. No clear error otherwise
appears upon review and consideration of the
Memorandum and Recommendation, the record, and the
applicable law.
The Memorandum and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the Memorandum and
Order of this Court. Dkt 24.
The complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Dkt 1.
This is a FINAL JUDGMENT.
SO ORDERED.
Signed on December 10, 2025, at Houston, Texas.
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Honorable Charles Eskridge
United States District Judge
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