Thomas v. Billups et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 19

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 1/31/17. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
DANIEL K. THOMAS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER JEFFERSON
DUNN,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:15cv375-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
In

a

prior

judgment

(doc.

no.

18),

this

court

granted plaintiff until January 26, 2017, to inform the
court (1) whether he wished to pursue his claim that
being handcuffed and shackled while exercising violates
the Eighth Amendment and (2) whether he wished to name
a

new

defendant

challenged
Facility.

or

practices

defendants
at

the

responsible

Limestone

for

the

Correctional

The court advised plaintiff that, unless he

both informed the court that he wishes to pursue the
claim by that date and moved to add an appropriate
defendant or defendants, the case would be dismissed in

its

entirety

without

prejudice.

responded by the deadline.

Plaintiff

has

not

Accordingly, this case will

be dismissed.
An appropriate judgment will be entered separately.
DONE, this the 31st day of January, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE