Allen et al v. Holt

Filing 53

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 44 Report and Recommendation. granting in part and denying in part 18 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 9/3/2019. (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
NASHVILLE DIVISION

RONALD ALLEN and
JUSTIN EZRA JONES,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BILL HOLT,
Defendant.

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Case No. 3:18-cv-00033
Judge Aleta A. Trauger

ORDER
Before the court is defendant Bill Holt’s Objection (Doc. No. 48) to the magistrate
judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 44), recommending that the defendant’s Motion
for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 18) be granted in part and denied in part.
For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the arguments raised in
the Objection are OVERRULED, and the court ACCEPTS the magistrate judge’s
recommended disposition in its entirety. The Motion for Summary Judgment is therefore
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The defendant is GRANTED summary
judgment as to the claims brought by plaintiff Ronald Allen; all claims brought by that plaintiff
are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The defendant’s motion is DENIED insofar as it
pertains to the claim brought by plaintiff Justin Jones premised on the deprivation of a
constitutional right to exercise.
The magistrate judge is requested to promptly give due consideration to the plaintiff’s
pending Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. No. 31.)
An Order setting a trial date will enter separately.

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It is so ORDERED.

ALETA A. TRAUGER
United States District Judge