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*1 Case 1:24-cv-00425-MJT-ZJH Document 7 Filed 05/29/25 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:
120 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
KENYATTA B. STEPPES §
VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:24-CV-425 WARDEN, FCI BEAUMONT §
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Kenyatta B. Steppes, a prisoner previously confined at the Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont, Texas, proceeding pro se , filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
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.
On March 31, 2025, the magistrate judge recommended granting Respondent’s Motion for Summary ____________________________ Michael J. Truncale Judgment and dismissing the Petition without prejudice. To date, the parties have not filed objections to the report and recommendation.
The Court received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to such referral, along with the record, pleadings and all available evidence. Proper notice was given to Petitioner at his last known address. See F ED . R. C IV . P.
5(b)(2)(C). After careful review, the Court finds that the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the United States Magistrate Judge are correct.
Case 1:24-cv-00425-MJT-ZJH Document 7 Filed 05/29/25 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:
121 ORDER Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [Dkt. 6] is ADOPTED.
Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Dkt. 5] is GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s recommendation.
SIGNED this 29th day of May, 2025. 2
