Clark v. South Alabama Court Referral Services, Inc. et al (MAG+)

Filing 62

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/23/2016. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
WAYNE L. CLARK, JR.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
ANGIE CURRY,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:14cv1175-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff filed this
lawsuit

asserting

that

defendant,

a

court-referral

program officer, violated his First Amendment rights
under the Establishment Clause by penalizing him for
his unwillingness to attend a faith-based program as a
condition of probation.
court

on

the

This lawsuit is now before the

recommendation

of

the

United

States

Magistrate Judge that defendant’s motion for summary
judgment

be

granted.

Also

before

the

plaintiff’s objections to the recommendation.

court

are

After an

independent and de novo review of the record, the court

concludes
overruled

that
and

plaintiff’s
the

magistrate

objections
judge’s

should

be

recommendation

adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 23rd day of May, 2016.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson____
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE