Reported / Citable
Background
Norman J. Landry sued Sheriff James Skinner and other defendants in the Eastern District of Texas. The matter was referred to a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636.
The magistrate judge recommended denying Landry’s motion for service as moot, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss, denying defendants’ motion to dismiss for want of prosecution as moot, and dismissing the case with prejudice. Landry timely filed objections and supplemental objections.
The Court’s Holding
District Judge Amos L. Mazzant conducted a de novo review of Landry’s objections and concluded that the magistrate judge’s findings were correct. The court adopted the report and recommendation as its findings.
The court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissed Landry’s case with prejudice. It denied Landry’s service motion and defendants’ want-of-prosecution motion as moot, and denied any remaining ungranted relief as moot.
Key Takeaways
- The district court adopted the magistrate judge’s report after de novo review of timely objections.
- Defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted.
- The action was dismissed with prejudice.
Why It Matters
The order ends Landry’s case on a with-prejudice basis. It also illustrates that, after reviewing objections to a magistrate judge’s recommendation, a district court may adopt the recommendation and resolve related motions as moot.