Woods v. Armstrong (MAG+)

Filing 9

ORDERED that the objection (Doc. # 7 ) is OVERRULED, the Recommendation is ADOPTED (Doc. # 6 ), and Mr. Woods's federal claims are DISMISSED with prejudice on grounds that the statute of limitations has expired. Further, it is ORDERED that Mr. Woods's "God Motion for Justice" (Doc. # 7 ) is DENIED for lack of jurisdiction. A separate final judgment will be entered. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 7/18/2017. (kh, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
TIMOTHY WOODS,
Plaintiff,
v.
OFFICER ARMSTRONG,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 2:17-CV-288-WKW
[WO]

ORDER
On May 25, 2017, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation. (Doc.
# 6.)

On June 5, 2017, Plaintiff Timothy Woods responded to the

Recommendation by filing a document titled “God Motion of Justice” (Doc. # 7),
which was docketed both as an objection to the Recommendation and as a motion
for divine intervention.
In the document titled “God Motion for Justice” (Doc. # 7), Mr. Woods
states that God has granted him relief in that Defendant Armstrong is now dead
and the streets are safe. To the extent that Mr. Woods appeals for further relief
directly from God, the requested relief is beyond the jurisdiction of this court to
grant.

It is not clear whether Mr. Woods intended his “God Motion for Justice”
(Doc. # 7) to operate as an objection to the Recommendation. To the extent that
the document could be construed as an objection, the objection fails to indicate
which portion of the Recommendation is alleged to be erroneous, and Mr. Woods
asserts no factual or legal grounds to support a finding of error.
Upon an independent review of the record and upon consideration of the
Recommendation and Plaintiff’s “God Motion for Justice,” it is ORDERED that
the objection (Doc. # 7) is OVERRULED, the Recommendation is ADOPTED
(Doc. # 6), and Mr. Woods’s federal claims1 are DISMISSED with prejudice on
grounds that the statute of limitations has expired.
Further, it is ORDERED that Mr. Woods’s “God Motion for Justice” (Doc. #
7) is DENIED for lack of jurisdiction.
A separate final judgment will be entered.
DONE this 18th day of July, 2017.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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The complaint does not appear to include any state law claims.