Akin v. Harrelson et al

Filing 26

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 22 Report and Recommendations. Plaintiff's denial of access to courts claim, food claims, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions claims, and medial claim against Defendant Willie Lee Jr. are DISMIS SED. Defendants Linda Owens, Anthony Abella, Willie Lee Jr., Michelle Paul, Tiffany Tucker, Cecil Bodrey, Sandra Davis, Debra Williams, Keith Jones, Crisp County Regional Hospital, Inc, and Crisp County are also DISMISSED.Ordered by Judge W. Louis Sands on 7/20/2010 (bcl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ALBANY DIVISION JAMES THOMAS AKIN, JR., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : DONNIE HARRELSON, Sheriff, et al., : : Defendants. : ____________________________________:

CASE NO.: 1:07-CV-106 (WLS)

ORDER Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff, filed June 16, 2010. (Doc. 22). It is recommended that: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Plaintiff's denial of access to courts claim be dismissed (Doc. 22 at 3); Plaintiff's food claims be dismissed (id. at 4); Plaintiff's overcrowding and unsanitary conditions claims be dismissed (id. at 5); Plaintiff's medical claim against Defendant Willie Lee Jr. be dismissed (id. at 7); and the following Defendants be dismissed: Linda Owens; Anthony Abella; Willie Lee, Jr.; Michelle Paul; Tiffany Tucker; Cecil Bodrey; Sandra Davis; Debra Williams; Keith Jones; Crisp County Regional Hosptial, Inc.; and Crisp County (id.).

Following each of the above-listed recommendations, the Report and Recommendation expressly stated that "[p]ursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the plaintiff may serve and file written objections to this recommendation with United States District Judge to whom this case is assigned WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS after being served with a copy hereof." (Doc. 22

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at 3-7 (emphasis in original)). The fourteen-day period has expired, and no objection has been filed. (See generally Docket). Upon full review and consideration upon the record, the Court finds that said Report and Recommendation (Doc. 22) should be, and hereby is, ACCEPTED, ADOPTED and made the Order of this Court for reason of the findings made and reasons stated therein. Accordingly, the following claims in Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. 1) are DISMISSED: denial of access to courts claim, food claims, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions claims, and medical claim against Defendant Willie Lee Jr. Additionally, the following parties are DISMISSED as Defendants in the above-captioned action: Linda Owens; Anthony Abella; Willie Lee, Jr.; Michelle Paul; Tiffany Tucker; Cecil Bodrey; Sandra Davis; Debra Williams; Keith Jones; Crisp County Regional Hospital, Inc.; and Crisp County. The case shall proceed under the remaining claims against the remaining Defendants as ordered by Judge Langstaff. (See Doc. 22 at 7-10). SO ORDERED, this 20th day of July, 2010. _/s/ W. Louis Sands________________________ THE HONORABLE W. LOUIS SANDS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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