govinfo:USCOURTS-txed-9_26-cv-00278-0

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
LUFKIN DIVISION 
 
DA VID STUA, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
ROGGAN STANZEL, IN HIS OFFICIAL 
AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES; KEITH 
WRIGHT, IN HIS OFFICIAL AND 
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES; ANGELINA 
COUNTY , TEXAS, CHARLES HA V ARD, IN 
HIS OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL 
CAPACITIES; 
 
 Defendants. 
 
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NO. 9:26-CV-00278-MJT-ZJH 
 
JUDGE MICHAEL TRUNCALE 
 
 
 
 
ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S 
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
 
 On April 17, 2026, the Court referred this case to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United 
States Magistrate Judge for pretrial management. Now before the Court is pro se Plaintiff David 
Stua’s (“Stua”) Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. 2. On May 21, 2026, Judge 
Hawthorn issued a Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 6], which recommended denying Stua’s 
motion. On June 3, 2026, Stua filed an Objection [Dkt. 7] and a Supplemental Unsworn 
Declaration [Dkt. 8]. 
A party who files timely written objections to a magistrate judge’s report and 
recommendation is entitled to a de novo determination of those findings or recommendations to 
which the party specifically objects. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(c); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(2)–(3). The 
court has reviewed Judge Hawthorn’s Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 6] and has considered 
Stua’s Objections [Dkt. 7-8]. The court holds that Judge Hawthorn’s findings and conclusions of 
law are correct, and that Stua’s objections are without merit. PageID #: 
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It is, therefore, ORDERED that Plaintiff David Stua pay the $405.00 filing fee to the 
Clerk’s office within fourteen days of the date of this Order. Failure to pay the filing fee by this 
date may result in a dismissal of this action for want of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of 
Civil Procedure 41(b). 
 
 
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 16th day of June, 2026. PageID #: 
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