James v. Montgomery Regional Airport Authority et al (MAG +)

Filing 67

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 8/23/2017. (wcl, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
BOOTH T. JAMES, III,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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MONTGOMERY REGIONAL
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AIRPORT AUTHORITY, et al., )
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:15cv332-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Plaintiff

filed

this

lawsuit

asserting

that

defendants retaliated against him in violation of his
First Amendment right to freedom of speech because he
acted as a whistleblower.

This lawsuit is now before

the court on the recommendation of the United States
Magistrate Judge that defendants’ motion for summary
judgment

be

granted.

Also

before

the

court

plaintiff’s objections to the recommendation.

are

After an

independent and de novo review of the record, the court
concludes

that

plaintiff’s

objections

should

be

overruled

and

the

magistrate

judge’s

recommendation

adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 23rd day of August, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE