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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

VICTOR DOZIER-BEY, 

a.k.a. VICTOR LEE 

DOZIER, 

)

)

)

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO. 

 v. ) 2:14cv1077-MHT 

) (WO) 

CHAPLAIN STEVEN SMITH, )

)

 Defendant. )

OPINION 

 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, an 

inmate, filed this lawsuit alleging that Chaplain 

Steven Smith violated his First Amendment rights. 

This lawsuit is now before the court on the 

recommendation of the United States Magistrate 

Judge that defendant’s motion to dismiss should be 

granted and that plaintiff’s case should be 

dismissed without prejudice. No objection to the 

recommendation has been received. After an 

independent and de novo review of the record, the 

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court concludes that the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation should be adopted. 

 An appropriate judgment will be entered. 

 DONE, this the 12th day of March, 2015. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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