Dobbins v. Smith et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 88

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/20/2011. (wcl, )

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

WILLIAM GEOFFERY DOBBINS,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL SMITH, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:09cv174-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff William
Geoffery

Dobbins,

a

lawsuit

challenging

former
the

state

inmate,

constitutionality

filed
of

this

actions

taken against him by defendants Michael Smith, Robert
Bryant, and J. C. Giles.
court

on

the

This lawsuit is now before the

recommendation

of

the

United

States

Magistrate Judge that the defendants’ motions for summary
judgment should be granted in all respects, except as to
Dobbins’s excessive-force claim against Smith and Bryant
in their individual capacities, which, according to the
magistrate

judge,

should

go

to

trial.

There

are

no

objections to the recommendation.

After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes
that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be
adopted.
An appropriate order will be entered.
DONE, this the 20th day of June, 2011.

/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE