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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

SOUTHERN DIVISION

CORDARYL CORNELIUS 

BERRY,

Plaintiff,

v.

KEITH REED,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:14-CV-1110-WKW

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ORDER

On November 6, 2014, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation that 

Plaintiff Cordaryl Cornelius Berry’s Complaint be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). (Doc. # 5.) Mr. Berry filed a timely Objection (Doc. # 6) to 

the Recommendation. The Magistrate Judge determined that Mr. Berry’s 

Objection contained a motion to amend his Complaint to include additional claims. 

In response, the Magistrate Judge directed Mr. Berry to file an amended complaint. 

Mr. Berry filed his Amended Complaint on January 22, 2015. (Doc. # 12.) 

The Magistrate Judge reviewed Mr. Berry’s Amended Complaint and issued a 

Supplemental Recommendation on March 23, 2015, to which no timely objections 

have been filed. (Doc. # 13.)

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Upon an independent review of the file in this case, it is ORDERED that the 

Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation (Doc. # 5) and Supplemental 

Recommendation (Doc. # 13) are ADOPTED, that Mr. Berry’s claims for 

defamation and slander in Amended Complaint are DISMISSED with prejudice 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), and that the Complaint and amendments 

thereto are DISMISSED prior to service of process. 

An appropriate final judgment will be entered separately.

DONE this 20th day of April, 2015. 

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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