Bell v. United States of America (MAG+)

Filing 8

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/7/12. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

NATHAN C. BELL,

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Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
1:12cv75-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
The

plaintiff

filed

this

lawsuit

against

the

defendant, seeking money for damages allegedly resulting
from a visit to a Veterans’ Affairs clinic.

This lawsuit

is now before the court on the recommendation of the
United States Magistrate Judge that the defendant’s motion
to set aside default judgment should be granted and the
state-court default judgment be set aside and that the
defendant’s motion to dismiss should be granted and this
case

should

be

jurisdiction.
recommendation.

dismissed
There

for

are

lack
no

of

subject-matter

objections

to

the

After an independent and de novo review

of the record, the court concludes that the magistrate
judge’s recommendation should be adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 7th day of May, 2012.

/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE