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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FORTHE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

RICHARD HOLLINGSWORTH, #276 260, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

vs. ) CASE NO. 2:12-cv-472-WHA 

 ) 

KIM THOMAS, et al., ) (WO) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

ORDER

 This case is before the court on the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. #40), 

entered on April 13, 2015. There being no timely objection filed to the Recommendation, and 

after a review of the file, the Recommendation is ADOPTED, and it is hereby ORDERED as 

follows: 

 1. Plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief (Doc. #1) is DENIED as moot. 

 2. The Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Baker (Doc. #19) is GRANTED to the 

extent Defendant Baker seeks dismissal of this case due to Plaintiff’s failure to properly exhaust 

an administrative remedy prior to filing this case. 

 3. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice against Defendant Baker under 42 U.S.C. § 

1997e(a) for Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust an administrative remedy. 

 4. Defendant Thomas’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #28) is GRANTED. 

 5. Defendant Harris’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #28) regarding the claim for 

monetary damages lodged against him in his official capacity is GRANTED as this Defendant is 

entitled to absolute immunity from this claim. 

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 6. Defendant Harris’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #28) regarding Plaintiff’s 

Eighth Amendment excessive force claim lodged against him in all aspects of his individual 

capacity is DENIED. 

 7. This case will be set for a jury trial in due course on Plaintiff’s excessive force claim 

against Defendant Harris in his individual capacity. 

 8. This case is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for the purpose of holding a pretrial 

hearing at an early date to discuss management of the case and the possibility of consenting to 

the jury trial being held before the Magistrate Judge. 

 DONE this 18th day of May, 2015. 

 /s/ W. Harold Albritton 

 W. HAROLD ALBRITTON 

 SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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