Reported / Citable
Background
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC filed claims against Brandon L. Guin, Shanteria M. Thurman, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The district court referred the matter to a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636.
On September 10, 2026, the magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation concluding that the complaint should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. No party filed timely objections to that recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
District Judge Amos L. Mazzant determined that the magistrate judge’s findings and conclusions were correct. The court therefore adopted the report and recommendation as its own findings and conclusions.
The court dismissed AmeriHome’s claims against all three defendants without prejudice. The memorandum did not identify the underlying dispute or explain the jurisdictional defect beyond stating that dismissal was for want of jurisdiction.
Key Takeaways
- The court adopted the magistrate judge’s unopposed report and recommendation.
- AmeriHome’s claims against every named defendant were dismissed.
- The dismissal was without prejudice and based on want of jurisdiction.
Why It Matters
The order illustrates that when no timely objections are filed, a district judge may review and adopt a magistrate judge’s findings and conclusions. Here, that process resulted in dismissal of the entire action without prejudice for want of jurisdiction.