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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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

JAMES R. DOWNES,

# 281824,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:15-CV-437-WKW

ORDER

On July 6, 2015, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation, in which he 

concluded that “the claims lodged against the Department of Corrections and the 

State of Alabama are subject to dismissal prior to service of process in accordance 

with the provisions of . . . 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).” (Doc. # 16, at 1.) 

Plaintiff Downes did not file an Objection to the Recommendation and, instead, 

moved to amend his complaint to bring claims against Jefferson Dunn. (Doc. 

# 17.) The Magistrate Judge granted Mr. Downes’s Motion to Amend on July 10, 

2015. (Doc. # 18.)

Upon an independent review of the Recommendation and the subsequent 

motion of Mr. Downes, it is ORDERED as follows:

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1. The Recommendation (Doc. # 16) is ADOPTED.

2. Mr. Downes’s claims against the State of Alabama and the 

Department of Corrections are DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(2)(B)(i).

3. The State of Alabama and the Department of Corrections are 

DISMISSED as Defendants. 

4. The case is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for disposition or 

recommendation on all pretrial matters as may be appropriate pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 636.

DONE this 27th day of July, 2015.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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