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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

JAMES JOHNSON, #257 588,

Plaintiff,

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RONALD HALL, 

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:16-CV-710-WKW

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ORDER

On December 1, 2016, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which 

no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 11.) Upon an independent review of 

the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the 

Recommendation is ADOPTED and that the complaint is DISMISSED without

prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

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A final judgment will be entered separately.

DONE this 5th day of January, 2017.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

																																																												 1 Although the language of Rule 41(b) expressly contemplates only dismissals for which a 

defendant has moved, the Supreme Court has long held that courts may dismiss actions under Rule 

41(b) sua sponte—i.e., where, as here, no adverse party moves for dismissal. See Link v. Wabash 

R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630–32 (1962) (interpreting Rule 41(b) to authorize sua sponte dismissals 

for failure to prosecute or to comply with the court’s order). 

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