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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
BEAUMONT DIVISION 
 
 
DAVID R. PETE, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
TREASURY, UNITED STATES 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, and UNITED 
STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, 
 
 Defendants. 
 
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-00068-
MJT-CLS 
ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND 
RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND DECLARING PLAINTIFF VEXATIOUS LITIGANT 
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and the Local Rules of Court for the Assignment of Duties to 
United States Magistrate Judges, the Court referred this proceeding to the Honorable Christine L. 
Stetson, United States Magistrate Judge , to conduct all pretrial proceedings, to enter findings of 
fact and recommend disposition on case -dispositive matters, and to determine non -dispositive 
matters. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); E.D. TEX. LOC. R. CV-72. 
On November 20, 2025, the Court ordered pro se Plaintiff David R. Pete to show cause as 
to why he should not be declared a vexatious litigant in the Eastern District of Texas and subjected 
to a pre-filing injunction. See [Dkt. 29]. Pursuant to that order, Judge Stetson conducted a n in-
person show-cause hearing with Plaintiff on January 6, 2026. [Dkts. 33, 34]. Thereafter, on May 
7, 2026, Judge Stetson issued a Rep ort and Recommendation advising that the Court declare 
Plaintiff vexatious and impose a pre-filing injunction against him in the Eastern District of Texas. 
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Plaintiff filed objections to the Report and Recommendation on June 2, 2026, [Dkt. 37], 
which was after his fourteen-day period to object expired.1 Despite this tardiness, Plaintiff did not 
move for leave to file late objections nor explain the lateness in his objections. Accordingly, the 
Court reviews the Report and Recommendation for clear error,2 and finds none. Thus, it is hereby 
ORDERED that 
(1) Plaintiff’s improper motion [Dkt. 28] is DENIED; 
(2) the Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 36] is ADOPTED; and 
(3) Plaintiff is DECLARED A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT in the Eastern District of 
Texas. An order imposing a district-wide pre-filing injunction will be issued in this case and apply 
to all future actions initiated by Plaintiff. 
 
 
 
1 Although signed by Judge Stetson on May 7, 2026, the Report and Recommendation was not mailed to Plaintiff until 
May 11, 2026. Even with his extension for mailing, however, Plaintiff’s objections were due on May 28, 2026. Per 
the filing on the docket, he filed them in person on June 2. See [Dkt. 37 at 1]. 
 
2 The Court also reviewed the transcript of the show-cause hearing and Plaintiff’s other filings from this case that are 
cited in Judge Stetson’s Report and Recommendation. 
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 15th day of June, 2026. PageID #: 
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