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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

JAMES DAVID RAINES, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.

) 2:98cv290-MHT

FOB JAMES, Governor, ) (WO)

State of Alabama, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

OPINION

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a state

inmate, filed this lawsuit claiming a violation of his

first and fourteenth amendment rights due to his refusal

to participate in an institutional substance-abuse

program. This lawsuit is now before the court on the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that

defendants' motion for summary judgment should be

granted. Also before the court are plaintiff’s

objections to the recommendation. After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes

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that plaintiff’s objections should be overruled and the

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 17th day of March, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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