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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

 

ROBERT WITHERS, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:12cv214-MHT

) (WO) 

OFFICER KYLE HEARNS, )

et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

JUDGMENT 

 After an independent and de novo review of the 

record, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the 

court as follows: 

 (1) The recommendation of the magistrate judge 

(doc. no. 33), to which no objection has been filed, is 

adopted. 

 (2) Defendants Kyle Hearns, Christopher Moore, and 

Galen Mathis's motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 

15) is granted in part and denied in part. 

 (3) Summary judgment is granted as to plaintiff 

Robert Withers's (a) request for monetary damages from 

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defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis in their official 

capacities as to all claims and (b) claim for 

deliberate indifference. 

 (4) Summary judgment is denied in all remaining 

respects as to plaintiff Withers's excessive-force 

claim against defendants Hearns, Moore, and Mathis. 

 (5) This case is referred back to the magistrate 

judge for an evidentiary hearing on the surviving 

aspects of this case. 

 The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this 

document on the civil docket as a final judgment 

pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

 This case is not closed.

 DONE, this the 13th day of February, 2015. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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