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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 DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION 

TERRY WAYNE LANFORD, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:15cv742-MHT

) (WO) 

MEDICAL DOCTOR MR. PEASANT, )

)

 Defendant. )

OPINION AND ORDER 

 This cause is before the court on the 

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge 

that the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary 

injunction be denied. In the motion, plaintiff, a 

state prisoner, requests a preliminary injunction 

ordering the defendant physician to provide surgical 

intervention and stronger pain medication for treatment 

of hepatitis, liver disease, and a hernia, which 

conditions are causing plaintiff great pain. There are 

no objections to the recommendation. While the court 

sympathizes with the plaintiff’s suffering, after an 

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independent and de novo review of the record, the court 

has concluded that the recommendation should be 

adopted. 

*** 

 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 

 (1) The recommendation of the United States 

Magistrate Judge (doc. no. 16) is adopted. 

 (2) The plaintiff’s motion for preliminary 

injunction (doc. no. 6) is denied. 

 It is further ORDERED that this case is referred 

back to the United States Magistrate Judge for further 

proceedings. 

 DONE, this the 29th day of January, 2016. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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