OWENS v. HARMON et al

Filing 14

ORDER ADOPTING 7 Report and Recommendations. The Fourteenth Amendment excessive force claims against Defendants Harmon, Gilbert, Jackson, Ross, and Boyd to proceed. The Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Shafer, Everidge, Dupuis, Womack, Westbrook, Dunbar, and Knapp are DISMISSED without prejudice. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 10/16/2017. (tlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
JAMES OWENS, III,
Plaintiff,
v.
Deputy JEROME HARMON, et al.,

Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:17-CV-174 (MTT)

ORDER
After screening the Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, United
States Magistrate Judge Charles H. Weigle allowed the Fourteenth Amendment
excessive force claims against Defendants Harmon, Gilbert, Jackson, Ross, and Boyd
to proceed. Doc. 7 at 1. The Magistrate Judge recommends that the Plaintiff’s claims
against Defendants Shafer, Everidge, Dupuis, Womack, Westbrook, Dunbar, and
Knapp be dismissed without prejudice. Id. at 1-2. The Plaintiff has not objected to the
Recommendation.1 The Court has reviewed the Recommendation, and the Court
accepts and adopts the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Magistrate
Judge. The Recommendation is ADOPTED and made the order of this Court.
Accordingly, the Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Shafer, Everidge, Dupuis,
Womack, Westbrook, Dunbar, and Knapp are DISMISSED without prejudice.

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After the Magistrate Judge filed his Order and Recommendation (Doc. 7), the Plaintiff filed what he
called “My Relief Statement.” Doc. 13-1. The “relief statement” is a page from the form questionnaire for
prisoners proceeding pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which the Plaintiff appears to supplement the
relief he seeks from the Defendants. Compare Doc. 13, with Doc. 1 at 13. Even liberally construed, this
filing is not an objection to the Recommendation.

SO ORDERED, this 16th day of October, 2017.
S/ Marc T. Treadwell
MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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