Trammell v. Copeland et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 26

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/28/2017. (wcl, )

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

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Plaintiff,
v.
MS. COPELAND, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:14cv867-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a state
prisoner

incarcerated

at

Facility

in

Alabama,

Elmore,

the

Stanton
filed

Correctional
this

lawsuit

contending that defendants provide insufficient dental
care

in

violation

of

the

Eighth

Amendment.

This

lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation
of the United States Magistrate Judge that plaintiff’s
case

be

dismissed

objections

to

the

without

prejudice.

recommendation;

the

There

are

no

recommendation

was returned to the clerk’s office by the post office
with a notation on it that plaintiff had been paroled
and left no forwarding address.

After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes
that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be
adopted to the extent that the case should be dismissed
without prejudice; however, the case will be dismissed
because the plaintiff has abandoned it.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 28th day of June, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE