Thomas v. Williams (INMATE 1)

Filing 28

ORDER ADOPTING 27 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 1/25/19. (djy, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
EASTERN DIVISION
MICHAEL THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
KYLER WILLIAMS,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-95-WKW-GMB

ORDER
On December 13, 2018, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to
which no timely objections were made. (Doc. # 27.) After an independent review
of the record and on consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the
Recommendation is ADOPTED and that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.1
A separate Final Judgment will be entered.
DONE this 25th day of January, 2019.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Although the Recommendation does not address the fact that Plaintiff initially named a
“Deputy John Doe” as a second defendant (Doc. # 1, at 1), Plaintiff did not pursue his claim against
any deputies other than Kyler Williams. In fact, Plaintiff maintains that Williams was alone when
Williams used his taser on Plaintiff. (See generally Doc. # 24.) Plaintiff thus cannot maintain an
excessive force claim against any other deputies. (See Doc. # 4, at 1 n.1.)