Knott v. Alabama Department of Corrections (INMATE 1)

Filing 4

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 11/30/2017. (alm, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
KERRY KNOTT,

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Plaintiff,
v.
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:17cv607-MHT
(WO)

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

housed

this

at

lawsuit

Easterling
alleging

Correctional
that

he

Facility,

suffers

from

“incomplete quadriplegia” and that he is housed in a
dorm where he is totally reliant on other prisoners to
meet his basic needs, and complaining of the prison’s
failure to respond to his request for an accommodation
or to accommodate his disability.

This lawsuit is now

before the court on the recommendation of the United
States

Magistrate

dismissed

without

Judge

that

prejudice

for

plaintiff’s
failure

to

case

be

file

the

requisite

fees

or

provide

the

court

with

necessary

financial information in compliance with an order of
this

court.

recommendation.
review

of

the

There
After
record,

are
an
the

no

objections

independent
court

and

concludes

to

the

de

novo

that

the

magistrate judge’s recommendation should be adopted.
However, the court nevertheless feels it necessary
to bring to the plaintiff’s attention that, if he seeks
assistance obtaining accommodations for his disability,
he may wish to bring his concerns to the attention of
the following attorney, who is serving as a monitor in
civil action number 14cv601-MHT Braggs v. Dunn:
William Van Der Pol
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 30th day of November, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE