Withers v. Hearns et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 34

JUDGMENT directing that, after an independent and de novo review of the record, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) The recommendation of the magistrate judge (doc. no. 33 ), to which no objection has been filed, is ad opted; (2) Defendants Kyle Hearns, Christopher Moore, and Galen Mathis's motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 15 ) is granted in part and denied in part; (3) Summary judgment is granted as to plaintiff Robert Withers's (a) request for mon etary damages from defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis in their official capacities as to all claims and (b) claim for deliberate indifference; (4) Summary judgment is denied in all remaining respects as to plaintiff Withers's excessive-force c laim against defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis; (5) This case is referred back to the magistrate judge for an evidentiary hearing on the surviving aspects of this case; the clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; this case is not closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on February 13, 2015. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(scn, )

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION ROBERT WITHERS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. OFFICER KYLE HEARNS, et al., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:12cv214-MHT (WO) JUDGMENT After an independent and de novo review of the record, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) The recommendation of the magistrate judge (doc. no. 33), to which no objection has been filed, is adopted. (2) Defendants Kyle Hearns, Christopher Moore, and Galen Mathis's motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 15) is granted in part and denied in part. (3) Summary judgment is granted as to plaintiff Robert Withers's (a) request for monetary damages from defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis in their official capacities as to all claims and (b) claim for deliberate indifference. (4) Summary respects as judgment to is plaintiff denied in Withers's all remaining excessive-force claim against defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis. (5) This case is referred back to the magistrate judge for an evidentiary hearing on the surviving aspects of this case. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil pursuant to Rule 58 of docket the as a Federal final Rules judgment of Procedure. This case is not closed. DONE, this the 13th day of February, 2015. /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Civil

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