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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

DANIEL K. THOMAS, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:15cv375-MHT

) (WO)

COMMISSIONER JEFFERSON 

DUNN,

)

) 

)

 Defendant. )

 

OPINION

In a prior judgment (doc. no. 18), this court 

granted plaintiff until January 26, 2017, to inform the 

court (1) whether he wished to pursue his claim that 

being handcuffed and shackled while exercising violates 

the Eighth Amendment and (2) whether he wished to name 

a new defendant or defendants responsible for the 

challenged practices at the Limestone Correctional 

Facility. The court advised plaintiff that, unless he 

both informed the court that he wishes to pursue the 

claim by that date and moved to add an appropriate 

defendant or defendants, the case would be dismissed in 

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its entirety without prejudice. Plaintiff has not 

responded by the deadline. Accordingly, this case will 

be dismissed.

An appropriate judgment will be entered separately. 

DONE, this the 31st day of January, 2017.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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