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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

JOHN DYESS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:07CV635-WKW

) (WO)

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

On August 13, 2008, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation in this case. (Doc.

# 40.) On August 21, 2008, Plaintiff John Dyess (“Dyess”) filed a Response to Summary

Judgment Motion. (Doc. # 41.) Although Mr. Dyess’ response was submitted within the

time period for filing objections to the Recommendation (Doc. # 40 at 28), Mr. Dyess does

not address the Recommendation in his response. Rather, Mr. Dyess moves the court to enter

summary judgment in his favor. (Doc. # 40 at 1.) Accordingly, the court construes Mr.

Dyess’ Response to Summary Judgment Motion as containing a Motion for Summary

Judgment. The court having conducted an independent and de novo review of the file in this

case, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. Mr. Dyess’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED on the merits and as

untimely. (See Doc. # 26, § 2, Order setting dispositive motion deadline on June 6, 2008.)

2. The Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is adopted.

3. Defendant Auburn University’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 35)

is GRANTED. 

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4. The court DECLINES to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law

claims, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3), and the state law claims are DISMISSED without

prejudice.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE this 2nd day of September, 2008.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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