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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

AVEN H. COTTON, :

Plaintiff, :

vs. : CIVIL ACTION 16-00492-KD-B

MICHAEL ONDERDONK, et al., :

Defendants. :

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the 

issues raised, and no objection having been filed, the Report and Recommendation of the 

Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) is ADOPTED as the opinion of this 

Court, as follows:

The Court declines to adopt the recommendation that the action be dismissed 

without prejudice for lack of standing; and 

The Court adopts the alternative recommendation that the Heck-barred claims 

be dismissed with prejudice as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) 

and the recommendation that the remainder of the claims be dismissed 

without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this action is dismissed with prejudice as to 

Plaintiff’s Heck-barred claims and dismissed without prejudice as to the remainder of his 

claims.

DONE this 16th day of December 2016.

s/ Kristi K. DuBose

KRISTI K. DuBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-00492-KD-B Document 12 Filed 12/19/16 Page 1 of 1