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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

 ____________________________

HASHIM ASAAD MUHAMMED SHABAZZ *

Plaintiff, *

 v. * 1:07-CV-755-MHT

 (WO)

SYLVIA SUMMERS, et al., *

Defendants. *

 ____________________________

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge entered on

August 30, 2007, the undersigned deems it appropriate to direct the Clerk to substitute the

page attached to this order which corrects the Conclusion portion of the original

Recommendation to accurately reflect the matters discussed therein. 

Accordingly, the Clerk is DIRECTED to substitute the attached page for page 6 of

the original Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge entered August 30, 2007. Plaintiff

may file any further objections to the August 30, 2007 Recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge, as corrected, on or before September 14, 2007. 

Done, this 7 day of September 2007. th

/s/Terry F. Moorer 

TERRY F. MOORER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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S.Ct. at 985 (emphasis in original). An attorney who represents a defendant in criminal proceedings

does not act under color of state law. Polk County v. Dodson, 454 U.S. 312 (1981); Mills v.

Criminal District Court No. 3, 837 F.2d 677, 679 (5 Cir. 1988) (“[P]rivate attorneys, even court- th

appointed attorneys, are not official state actors and ... are not subject to suit under section 1983.”).

Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Johnson are, therefore, due to be dismissed in accordance with

the directives of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). See Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 327. 

II. CONCLUSION

Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that:

1. Plaintiff’s false imprisonment claim be DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to the

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii);

2. Plaintiff’s reputation claim be DISMISSED with prejudice in accordance with the

directives of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i); 

3. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Valeska, Mendheim, and Johnson be DISMISSED

with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and/or (iii);

4. Defendants Valeska, Mendheim, and Johnson be DISMISSED as parties to the complaint;

and

5. This case with respect to Plaintiff’s false arrest/unlawful seizure claims against

Defendants Holley and Summers be REFERRED back to the undersigned for further proceedings.

 It is further

ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to file any objections to the said

Recommendation on or before September 12, 2007. Any objections filed must specifically 

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