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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

CALVIN JOHNSON, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:15cv508-MHT

) (WO)

WARDEN DAVENPORT, et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

 

OPINION

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

prisoner, filed this lawsuit challenging the 

defendants’ failure to protect him from assaults. This 

lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation 

of the United States Magistrate Judge that defendant 

Easterling Correctional Facility be dismissed from the 

case. Also before the court are plaintiff’s objections 

to the recommendation. After an independent and de 

novo review of the record, the court concludes that 

plaintiff’s objection should be overruled and the 

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted. As the 

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magistrate judge properly found, a state prison cannot 

be sued under § 1983--instead, a plaintiff must proceed 

against the allegedly responsible prison officials and 

employees. The court expresses no opinion on 

plaintiff’s statements in the objection about amending 

the complaint; those statements are not properly before 

the court at this time. 

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 11th day of September, 2015.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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