Reed v. Corizon Health

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 5/12/2017. (KAM, )

FILED
2017 May-12 AM 11:55
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MARSHALL VAN REED,
Plaintiff,
v.
CORIZON HEALTH, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:15-cv-00793-RDP-JHE

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 26, 2017, the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation was entered and
the parties were allowed therein fourteen (14) days in which to file objections to the
recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. No objections were filed.
After careful consideration of the record in this case and the Magistrate Judge’s Report
and Recommendation, the court hereby ADOPTS the Report of the Magistrate Judge. The court
further ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge that all claims against Dr.
Roddam; the Eighth Amendment medical care claims against Defendant Hood which arose
between November 2013 and October 8, 2014; the Eighth Amendment medical care claims
against Defendants Butler and Corizon; and the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection claims
against Defendants Corizon and Hood are due to be dismissed. Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment
medical care claims against Defendant Hood based on conduct occurring after October 2014, and
his state law medical negligence claims against Defendants Hood, Butler, and Corizon are
referred to the magistrate judge for further proceedings.
A separate order in accordance with the Memorandum Opinion will be entered.

DONE and ORDERED this May 12, 2017.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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