Jones v. Williams et al

Filing 23

ORDER ADOPTING 19 Report and Recommendations. The Court dismisses Plaintiff's official capacity damages claims against Defendants Plaintiff's deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claims against Defendants shall proceed. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 8/20/2018. (pts)

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

ROBERT JONES,
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 6:17-cv-I6I

Plaintiff,
V.

WARDEN DOUG WILLIAMS; and ERIC
SMOKES,
Defendants.

ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the entire record, the undersigned concurs
with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, (doc. 19), to which Plaintiff and
Defendants did not file Objections.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and

Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as the opinion of the Court.

The Court DISMISSES Plaintiffs official capacity damages claims against Defendants.
However, the Court finds Plaintiff has plausibly stated deliberate indifference to serious medical
needs claims against Defendants, and these claims shall proceed.

SO ORDERED,this /d?g^av of August,2018.

j. randamall,chief judge

UNITED^ATES DISTRICT COURT
"SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA