Murphy v. Missouri Department of Corrections et al

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant shall bear the costs. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on February 3, 2015. (MCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
NORTHERN DIVISION
MICHAEL MURPHY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendants,

No. 2:84 CV 38 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff moved for an injunction requiring defendants to provide him with eleven CDs in
accordance with a 1989 order entered by this Court. After plaintiff filed this action, defendants
provided him with the CDs. Plaintiff agrees that the case is moot, but he requests that he be
awarded the costs of this litigation. The Court agrees with plaintiff that defendant should bear
the costs. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d). To the extent that plaintiff asks this Court to sanction
defendants, the request is denied.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED with prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant shall bear the costs.
Dated this 3rd day of February, 2015.

CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE