Vick v. Core Civic et al

Filing 176

ORDER granting 126 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; adopting Report and Recommendations re 142 Report and Recommendation. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation, and concludes it should be adopted and approved. Accord ingly, the Notice and Motion to Dismiss Former TDOC Employee Sheri Payne (Doc. No. 125) is GRANTED, and Defendants are ordered to identify the correct employee so that he/she may be served;1 and the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant TDOC (Doc. No. 126) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's claims against Defendant TDOC are dismissed with prejudice and TDOC is terminated as a defendant. Signed by District Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 4/3/2020. (xc:Pro se party by regular mail. ) (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA DIVISION
JASPER LEE VICK #139471,
Plaintiff,
v.
CORE CIVIC, et al.,
Defendants.

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NO. 1:18-cv-00003
JUDGE CAMPBELL
MAGISTRATE JUDGE FRENSLEY

ORDER
Pending before the Court is the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. No.
142), which was filed on March 6, 2020. Through the Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate
Judge recommends: (1) the Notice and Motion to Dismiss Former Tennessee Department of
Correction (“TDOC”) Employee Sheri Payne (Doc. No. 125) be granted, and that Defendants be
ordered to identify the correct employee so that he/she may be served; and (2) the Motion to
Dismiss filed by Defendant TDOC (Doc. No. 126) be granted, and that Plaintiff’s claims against
Defendant TDOC be dismissed with prejudice and TDOC be terminated as a defendant. Although
the Report advised the parties that any objections must be filed within 14 days of service, no
objections have been filed.
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation, and concludes it should be
adopted and approved. Accordingly, the Notice and Motion to Dismiss Former TDOC Employee
Sheri Payne (Doc. No. 125) is GRANTED, and Defendants are ordered to identify the correct
employee so that he/she may be served;1 and the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant TDOC

On March 10, 2020, Defendant CoreCivic filed a Notice (Doc. No. 143) in response to the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and Recommendation.

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(Doc. No. 126) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant TDOC are dismissed with
prejudice and TDOC is terminated as a defendant.
It is so ORDERED.
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WILLIAM L. CAMPBELL, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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