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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

SCHYLER LEE ECHOLS, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:15cv265-MHT

) (WO)

AUTAUGA COUNTY, et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

 

OPINION

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

inmate at the Autauga County Jail, filed this lawsuit 

challenging the jail staff’s failure to protect him 

from sexual assault by other inmates, and naming two 

inmates as defendants as well, presumably for the 

assault. This lawsuit is now before the court on the 

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge 

that that the § 1983 claims against the inmate 

defendants be dismissed as the inmates are not state 

actors; that the motion for summary judgment be granted 

as to the remaining defendants due to the running of 

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the statute of limitations; and that no costs be taxed. 

There are no objections to the recommendation. After 

an independent and de novo review of the record, the 

court concludes that the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation should be adopted. 

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 21st day of September, 2015.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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