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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

FREDRICK BENARD MOSLEY, )

AIS #233819, )

 )

Plaintiff, )

 )

 v. ) CASE NO. 2:13-CV-450-MHT 

 ) (WO) 

 )

SGT. DOMINIC JONES, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER ON MOTION

At the close of testimony presented by the plaintiff during the evidentiary hearing 

held in this case on November 3, 2016, counsel for the defendants made an oral motion for 

judgment as a matter of law on the basis of the plaintiff’s failure to present evidence in 

support of the failure-to-protect claims lodged against the defendants, and subsequently 

renewed this motion. The court took these motions under advisement. 

Upon consideration of the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law and 

their renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, the court deems the requested action 

to be procedurally improper in as much as Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50 provides an 

avenue for judgment as a matter of law only in the context of a jury trial. See Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 50(a)(1). It is therefore ORDERED that the oral motions are hereby DENIED. 

DONE this 16th day of November, 2016.

 /s/ Gray M. Borden

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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