Cook v. Butler

Filing 9

MEMORANDUM OPINION ADOPTING and ACCEPTING the Magistrate Judge's 7 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins on 3/31/2015. (JLC)

FILED
2015 Mar-31 PM 05:00
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

ELMORE COOK, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.

JAMES BUTLER,
Defendant.

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Case No. 2:15-CV-0103-VEH

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 16, 2015, the magistrate judge filed his Report and Recommendation
in the above-styled cause, recommending that the case be dismissed without
prejudice. (Doc. 7). To date, no objections have been filed by either party. The
magistrate judge directed the clerk to randomly draw a district judge to review the
objections. (Doc. 8). The undersigned was drawn to conduct the review.
Having now 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 report is due to be and hereby is ADOPTED, and the recommendation is
ACCEPTED. Consequently, the above-styled cause is due to be dismissed without
prejudice. An order of dismissal will be entered contemporaneously herewith.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of the foregoing to Plaintiff via
regular and certified mail.
DONE and ORDERED this the 31st day of March, 2015.

VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS
United States District Judge

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