Holloway v. Chambers County Courts (INMATE 2)

Filing 8

JUDGMENT: It is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) Plaintiff's 4 Objections are overruled. (2) The United States Magistrate Judge's 3 Recommendation is adopted. (3) Plaintiffs claims against defendant Chamb ers County Courts are dismissed with prejudice as the court is not a proper defendant under 41 U.S.C. 1983. (4) Plaintiffs challenge to the validity of his current confinement and plaintiffs request for declaratory and/or injunctive relief regardi ng pending state criminal proceedings are dismissed without prejudice. It is further ordered that costs are taxed against plaintiff, for which execution may issue. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to FRCP 58. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/29/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(dmn, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION
JAMES M. HOLLOWAY, JR.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
CHAMBERS COUNTY COURTS,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
3:17cv180-MHT
(WO)

JUDGMENT
In accordance with the memorandum opinion entered
today, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the
court as follows:
(1) Plaintiff's

objections

(doc.

no.

4)

are

overruled.
(2) The

United

States

Magistrate

Judge's

recommendation (doc. no. 3) is adopted.
(3) Plaintiff’s claims against defendant Chambers
County Courts are dismissed with prejudice as the court
is not a proper defendant under 41 U.S.C. § 1983.
(4) Plaintiff’s challenge to the validity of his
current

confinement

and

plaintiff’s

request

for

declaratory and/or injunctive relief regarding pending
state

criminal

proceedings

are

dismissed

without

prejudice.
It is further ordered that costs are taxed against
plaintiff, for which execution may issue.
The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this
document

on

the

civil

pursuant

to

Rule

58

of

docket
the

as

a

Federal

final
Rules

judgment
of

Civil

Procedure.
This case is closed.
DONE, this the 29th day of June, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE