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dismissing § 1983 claim for injunctive relief because plaintiff "failed to allege or demonstrate that the government's action or policy substantially burdened the exercise of a religious tenet or forced plaintiff to engage in conduct that seriously violates his religious beliefs"
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:18-CV-437
03-10-2020
TREVOR NORMAN, Plaintiff, v. AARON J. TOMPKINS, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Trevor Norman, an inmate confined at the Stiles Unit, proceeding pro se, brought this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The court referred this matter to the Honorable Keith F. Giblin, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court. The Magistrate Judge recommends the defendants' motion to dismiss should be granted.
The court has 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. No objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge were filed by the parties.
ORDER
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and the report of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 10th day of March, 2020.
/s/_________
MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE