Stewart v. The City of Montgomery, et al.

Filing 35

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/30/2016. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
LUTHER PAUL STEWART,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF MONTGOMERY, etc.,
et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:13cv859-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Relying on both federal and state law, plaintiff
Luther

Paul

Stewart

charges

defendants

City

of

Montgomery Alabama, Fire Chief Miford Jordan, Assistant
Fire

Chief

Fulton

John

with

Petrey,

and

malicious

Lieutenant

prosecution

William
and

A.

false

imprisonment. This lawsuit is now before the court on
the

recommendation

of

the

United

States

Magistrate

Judge that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment
should be granted in their favor. Stewart has filed
objections to the recommendation.

After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes

that

the

objections

should

be

overruled

and

the

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 30th day of March, 2016.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE