Washington v. Hindsley et al

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: Accordingly, the Court hereby rules as follows: (1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket Entry No. 17 ) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED; (2) Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry No. 10 ) is h ereby GRANTED; and (3) This case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). The Clerk is directed to enter Judgment in a separate document in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 12/2/2014. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(hb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
ERNEST WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,
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TIM HINDSLEY, et al.,
Defendant.

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No. 3:14-cv-01465
Judge Sharp
Magistrate Judge Griffin

ORDER
Plaintiff Ernest Washington, an inmate currently in the custody of the Davidson County,
Tennessee Sheriff’s Office and confined at the Criminal Justice Center, proceeding pro se and in
forma pauperis, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before
the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) of the Magistrate Judge, recommending
that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry No. 10) be granted. No objections were made
to the R & R.
Where no objections are made to the R & R, “[t]he district judge may accept, reject, or
modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the
magistrate judge with instructions.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Having thoroughly reviewed the
record in this case and the applicable law in accordance with Rule 72(b), the Court will accept
the R & R.
Accordingly, the Court hereby rules as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket Entry No. 17) is hereby ACCEPTED and
APPROVED;
(2) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry No. 10) is hereby GRANTED; and
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(3) This case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE in accordance with 42
U.S.C. § 1997e(a).
The Clerk is directed to enter Judgment in a separate document in accordance with
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.
It is SO ORDERED.

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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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