La Prendia Danielle William v. Judge Charles Eskridge, Patricia S. Collins, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing

William · United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division · March 27, 2026 · No. 4:25-cv-05277

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation after the pro se plaintiff failed to comply with an order requiring a typed complaint with correct contact information. The court dismissed the action with prejudice and directed that a final judgment enter separately.

Holdings

  1. When no party files objections, the district court may accept the unobjected-to portions of a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation after determining that no clear error appears on the face of the record; the court adopted the Report and Recommendation here.
  2. The action was properly dismissed with prejudice after Plaintiff failed to comply with the magistrate judge's order requiring a typed complaint with correct contact information.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no party filed objections and no clear error appeared on the face of the record.
  2. Whether the action should be dismissed with prejudice because Plaintiff failed to comply with the order requiring a typed complaint with correct contact information.

Disposition

dismissed

Cases Cited (3)

  • United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir. 1989)(followed)
  • Guillory v. PPG Industries, Inc., 434 F.3d 303, 308 (5th Cir. 2005)(followed)
  • Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association, 79 F.3d 1415, 1430 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc)(followed)

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