Reported / Citable
Background
Mohsen Shoraki brought this action against the Secretary of State and other defendants in the Eastern District of Texas. The matter was referred to a United States magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636.
On April 17, 2026, the magistrate judge issued a report proposing findings of fact and recommending that the case be dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). No timely objections to the report were filed.
The Court’s Holding
District Judge Amos L. Mazzant concluded that the magistrate judge’s findings and conclusions were correct. The court adopted the report as its own findings and conclusions.
The court dismissed Shoraki’s case without prejudice under Rule 41(b). It also denied as moot any request for relief that the report had not addressed.
Key Takeaways
- The court adopted the magistrate judge’s report after no timely objections were filed.
- The dismissal was without prejudice and entered under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
- Any remaining request for relief not addressed in the report was denied as moot.
Why It Matters
The decision illustrates that a district court may adopt an unopposed magistrate judge’s recommendation after determining that its findings and conclusions are correct. Because the dismissal was without prejudice, the order did not dismiss the case with prejudice.