Henson v. Ventress Correctional Facility et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 10

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 12/14/2016. (kh, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
JERRY LEE HENSON,

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Plaintiff,
v.
VENTRESS CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:16cv598-MHT
(WO)

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

filed

this

lawsuit

requesting

to

be

transferred to another prison where he feels he will
receive better health care and be closer to his family.
This

lawsuit

is

now

before

the

court

on

the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that
judge

plaintiff’s

case

characterizes

be

dismissed.

plaintiff’s

claim

The

magistrate

as

follows:

“Plaintiff does not allege that he is denied medical
care for his mental health issues at Ventress.

Rather,

he alleges in conclusory fashion that the mental health

services

at

provided

at

Ventress

are

Limestone.”

(doc. no. 7) at 4.

subpar
Report

to
and

the

services

Recommendation

Plaintiff does not object to the

recommendation or this characterization of his claim.
After an independent and de novo review of the record,
and based on the court’s understanding that plaintiff
does

not

object

to

the

recommendation’s

characterization of his claim, the court concludes that
the

magistrate

judge’s

recommendation

should

adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 14th day of December, 2016.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

be