King v. Huntsville Police Department et al

Filing 9

ORDER-re: Report and Recommendation 7 . The court hereby ADOPTS the Report and ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge. It is ORDERED that all of Pltf's claims in this action, except the Fourth Amendment claim against Officer K. Wooden, are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. It is further ORDERED that the Fourth Amendment claim against Dft Wooden is REFERRED back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 9/13/2016. (AVC)

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FILED 2016 Sep-13 AM 09:07 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ROBERT E. KING, } } Plaintiff, } } v. } } HUNTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, } et al., } } Defendants. Case No.: 5:16-cv-00750-RDP-JEO ORDER On August 24, 2016, the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 7) was entered and Plaintiff was allowed therein fourteen (14) days in which to file objections to the recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. No objections have been filed.1 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 and ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge. It is therefore ORDERED that all of Plaintiff’s claims in this action, except the Fourth Amendment claim against Officer K. Wooden identified in the Report, are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). It is further ORDERED that the Fourth Amendment claim against Defendant Wooden is REFERRED back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings 1 Plaintiff sent a letter to the court on September 2, 2016. The letter states that Plaintiff has an appeal pending before the Alabama Supreme Court and inquires whether the court will require the Huntsville Police Department to release a video of the stop at issue in this action. (Doc. # 8). Plaintiff’s letter contains no objections to the Report, as it does not point to any purported incorrect finding of fact or recommendation of law in the Report. (Doc. # 7 at 13 (“Objections should specifically identify all findings of fact and recommendations to which objection is made and the specific basis for objection.”)). Plaintiff’s inquiry about the video is premature because the complaint has not been served upon Defendants. DONE and ORDERED this September 13, 2016. _________________________________ R. DAVID PROCTOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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