Meeks v. Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) et al

Filing 99

ORDER: The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 81 ) is ADOPTED. Accordingly, Defendant Corrections Corporation of America's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 59 ) is GRANTED and Meeks' remaining retaliation cla ims under the Americans with Disabilities Act are DISMISSED. Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 9/27/2017. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab) Modified on 9/28/2017 (ab).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA DIVISION
DANNY RAY MEEKS,

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

NO. 1:14-cv-00092
CHIEF JUDGE CRENSHAW

ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, Meeks’ Motion to Alter
or Amend Order (Doc. No. 78) is DENIED. Defendant Tennessee Department of Corrections’
Request for Leave to File a Response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Alter or Amend Order (Doc. No.
83), and Meeks’ Request for Leave to File Reply in Support of His Motion to Alter or Amend
(Doc. No. 93) are GRANTED.
Meeks’ Motion for Review of Magistrate Judge’s Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for
Extension of Time (Doc. No. 85) is DENIED.
The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 81) is ADOPTED.
Accordingly, Defendant Corrections Corporation of America’s Motion for Summary Judgment
(Doc. No. 59) is GRANTED and Meeks’ remaining retaliation claims under the Americans with
Disabilities Act are DISMISSED. Meeks’ Motion for De Novo Determination by the District
Judge (Doc. No. 87) is DENIED AS MOOT.
The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with Federal Rule of Procedure 58. The Court
CERTIFIES that any appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith. 28 U.S.C. §
1915(a)(3).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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