Johnson v. Benton et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 47

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 12/30/2015. (wcl, )

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

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Plaintiff,
v.
GREG BENTON, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
1:13cv672-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

1983,

the plaintiff, a

state inmate, filed this lawsuit complaining that the
Dothan City Police Officers who arrested him in 2011
used excessive force in doing so.

This lawsuit is now

before the court on the recommendation of the United
States Magistrate Judge that the defendants’ motions
for summary judgment should be granted in their favor
because

the

applicable

plaintiff’s
statute

of

claims

limitations

entitled to equitable tolling.
to the recommendation.

are

barred
and

he

by

the

is

not

There are no objections

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 30th day of December, 2015.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE