Epstein v. Dunn et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 5

OPINION. An appropriate judgment will be entered. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 11/28/2017. (dmn, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
RUSSELL EUGENE EPSTEIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
JEFFERSON DUNN,
Commissioner of the
Alabama Department of
Corrections, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:17cv536-MHT
(WO)

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

filed

this

lawsuit

complaining

about

defendants failure to protect him from inmate attacks.
This

lawsuit

is

now

before

the

court

on

the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that plaintiff’s case be dismissed without prejudice
for failure to pay the initial filing fee.

There are

no

After

objections

to

the

recommendation.

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 28th day of November, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE