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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

MARK SHANNON WHEELER, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:13cv112-MHT

) (WO)

JEFFERSON S. DUNN,

Commissioner of the 

Alabama Department of 

Corrections,

)

)

)

)

)

 Defendant. )

OPINION

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a state 

inmate, filed this lawsuit challenging overcrowded 

conditions in Alabama’s prison system and the denial of 

early release to prisoners, such as plaintiff, who are 

classified as violent offenders. This lawsuit is now 

before the court on the recommendation of the United 

States Magistrate Judge that defendant's motion for 

summary judgment should be granted. Also before the 

court are plaintiff’s objections to the recommendation. 

After an independent and de novo review of the record, 

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the court concludes that plaintiff’s objections should 

be overruled and the magistrate judge’s recommendation 

adopted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 26th day of May, 2015.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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