McQueen v. Birmingham, City of et al

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM OPINION ADOPTING and ACCEPTING the Magistrate Judge's 19 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins on 3/9/2015. (JLC)

FILED
2015 Mar-09 PM 03:50
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MARCUS D. MCQUEEN,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF BIRIMNGHAM, et al,
Defendants.

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MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on February 2, 2015,
recommending that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
1915A(b)(1). (Doc. 19). The parties were allowed fourteen days from the entry of the
findings and recommendation in which to file objections. No objections have been
filed by any party.
Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court
file, including the report and recommendation, the Court is of the opinion that the
magistrate judge's report is due to be and is hereby ADOPTED and his
recommendation is ACCEPTED. The Court EXPRESSLY FINDS that the plaintiff
has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
1915A(b)(1). Accordingly, this action is due to be DISMISSED WITH

PREJUDICE. Judgment will be entered separately.
DONE and ORDERED this the 9th day of March, 2015.

VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS
United States District Judge

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