Hawes v. State of Georgia

Filing 23

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Dismiss; adopting re 22 Report and Recommendations. Therefore, this civil action is Dismissed and stands closed. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 12/19/16. (cmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION

JAMES H. HAWES,

Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 6:16-cv-15

v.

STATE OF GEORGIA,
Defendant.

ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the entire record, the undersigned concurs
with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, (doc. 22), to which no Objections

have been filed. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge as the opinion of the Court.
The Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (doc. 16), DISMISSES Plaintiffs

Complaint, and DENIES Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. The Court
DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to enter an appropriate Judgment of Dismissal and to CLOSE this
case.

SO ORDERED, this /9^dav ofDecember, 2016.

H0N0R7JBLE J. RANDAL HALL
UNITED/STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ffiRN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA