Johnson v. Albright et al (INMATE1)

Filing 29

ORDERED that 28 Magistrate Judge's Recommendation is ADOPTED; (2) Defendants' 16 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; (3) Costs are TAXED against the plaintiff; and (4) this case is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Honorable William Keith Watkins on 11/20/2009. (cb, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR T H E MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA N O R T H E R N DIVISION M A R T H A JANE JOHNSON, A IS # 202030, P la in tif f , v. F R A N K ALBRIGHT, et al., D e f e n d a n ts. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER O n October 29, 2009, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation in this case (Doc. # 28), to which no objections were filed. Upon independent review of the record, and u p o n consideration of the Recommendation, the court agrees that Ms. Johnson's retaliation c la im falters on the causation prong, and that she provides insufficient evidence to survive s u m m a ry judgment on her denial of access to courts claim. Accordingly, it is ORDERED a s follows: (1 ) (2) (3) (4 ) T h e Magistrate Judge's Recommendation is ADOPTED; D e f e n d a n ts' motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 16) is GRANTED; c o s ts are TAXED against the plaintiff; and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

C A S E NO. 2:06-CV-546-WKW

D O N E this 20th day of November, 2009. /s/ W. Keith Watkins UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE