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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

PHILLIP GAINES,

Plaintiff,

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DR. ROY RODDAM, et al.,

Defendants.

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Civil Action Number

2:16-cv-01364-AKK-TMP

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The magistrate judge filed a report on November 17, 2016, recommending 

that this court dismiss Phillip Gaines’s amended complaint, docs. 8; 9, for failure 

to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Doc. 10 at 8. Moreover, to the 

extent Gaines has attempted to allege state law negligence claims, the magistrate 

judge recommended that this court dismiss such claims without prejudice to 

Gaines’s refiling them in state court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Id. The 

magistrate judge advised the parties of their right to file specific written objections 

within fourteen days, id., but no party filed objections within the allotted time 

period.

Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the 

court file, including the Report and Recommendation, the court is of the opinion 

that the magistrate judge’s report is due to be ADOPTED, and the 

FILED

 2016 Dec-05 AM 11:11

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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recommendation ACCEPTED. Consequently, Gaines’s amended complaint, docs. 

8; 9, is due to be DISMISSED. The court will contemporaneously enter an order 

of final judgment in accordance with the foregoing.

DONE the 5th day of December, 2016.

 

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ABDUL K. KALLON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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