Knight v. Taggart (INMATE 2)

Filing 6

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/17/15. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
REGINALD EARL KNIGHT,

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Plaintiff,
v.
OFFICER TAGGART of the
Montgomery County Jail,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:15cv361-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, an inmate,
filed

this

lawsuit

correctional

challenging

officer’s

use

of

the

racial

defendant

epithets

and

vulgar language towards him, verbal harassment of him,
and

tripping

himself.

him

and

causing

him

to

fall

and

hurt

This lawsuit is now before the court on the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that plaintiff’s case be dismissed.
court

is

the

recommendation.
review

of

the

plaintiff’s
After
record,

an

Also before the

objection

to

the

de

novo

concludes

that

independent

the

court

and

plaintiff’s

objection

should

be

overruled

and

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 17th day of June, 2015.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson____
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

the