Chioma Okoro and Jerome Okoro v. State of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott, and Secretary of State

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and dismissed Chioma Okoro’s complaint without prejudice as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court also imposed a pre-filing bar requiring Okoro to obtain prior judicial approval before filing future complaints in the district.

Holdings

1. When no timely objections are filed to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error rather than conducting de novo review.
2. The complaint is dismissed without prejudice as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).
3. Plaintiff is barred from filing future complaints in the Western District of Texas without obtaining prior approval from a district or magistrate judge of that court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation should be accepted when no timely objections were filed and the record showed no clear error.
2. Whether Plaintiff's complaint should be dismissed without prejudice as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).
3. Whether Plaintiff should be barred from filing future complaints in the Western District of Texas without prior judicial approval based on her history of frivolous litigation.

Disposition

dismissed