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Wells v. Manning

Eastern District of Texas
May 1, 2026

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JASON WELLS, § §

Plaintiff, § §

versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:26-CV-191 §

PHONONG MANNING, et al., § §

Defendants. §

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Plaintiff Jason Wells, an inmate confined at the Polunsky Unit of the Texas Department

of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, brought this lawsuit

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn,

United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws

and orders of this court. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing the action for want of

prosecution. To date, the parties have not filed objections to the report.

The court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States

Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available

evidence. After careful review, the court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of

the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.

Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is

ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate

judge’s recommendation.

________________________________________ MARCIA A. CRONE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 1st day of May, 2026.

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