Murphy v. James (INMATE 1)

Filing 5

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 12/9/2016. (wcl, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
TONY LAMARK MURPHY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
SUSAN G. JAMES,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:16cv877-MHT
(WO)

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

filed

this

lawsuit

complaining

that

the

defendant, his former attorney, abandoned his appeal;
he

also

This

asserts

lawsuit

is

a

state-law
now

claim

before

for

the

malpractice.

court

on

the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that plaintiff’s claims be dismissed.
objections to the recommendation.

There are no

After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes
that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be
adopted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 9th day of December, 2016.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE