Echols v. Lawton

Filing 50

ORDER granting 29 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff's complaint is dismissed. The Clerk of Court is Directed to close this case. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 7/28/17. (jrb)

FILED
Scott L. Poff, Clerk
United States District Court

By James Burrell at 12:27 pm, Jul 28, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
DOUGLAS ECHOLS,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. CV408-023

V.

SPENCER LAWTON, in his
individual capacity.
Defendant.

ORDER

Before the Court is

Defendant's Motion to

Dismiss

Amended Complaint by Special Appearance (Doc. 29.) For the
following reasons. Defendant's motion is GRANTED. As a

result. Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED. The Clerk of
Court is DIRECTED to close this case.
BACKGROUND

This case revolves around Plaintiff Douglas Echols s

exoneration for rape and kidnapping convictions. In 1987,
Plaintiff was convicted in the Superior Court of Chatham

County of those two offenses and sentenced to a fifteen-

year term of imprisonment. (Doc. 26,

8, 13.) While

^ At this stage of the litigation, the Court must accept the

allegations in Plaintiff s amended complaint as true and
draw all reasonable inferences in his favor. See Chaparro
V. Carnival Corp., 693 F.3d 1333, 1335 (llth Cir. 2012).
The Court has related the facts accordingly, but expresses

no opinion as to what a fully developed record would
actually show.