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Nature of Suit Code: 210
Nature of Suit: Land Condemnation
Cause of Action: 28:1358 Land Condemnation

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

JOHN AND THERESA )

SOPHOCLEUS )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 

) 3:00cv652-MHT

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ) (WO) 

TRANSPORTATION, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

JUDGMENT

In accordance with the memorandum opinion entered

this date, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of

this court as follows:

(1) Defendants Paul Bowlin, Jimmy Butts, Margie

Champion Todd Hopper, and DeJarvis Leonard’s

motions for summary judgment (Doc. Nos. 62 and

75) are granted.

(2) Judgment is entered in favor of defendants

Bowlin, Butts, Hopper, and Leonard and against

plaintiffs John and Theresa Sophocleus, with

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the Sophocleus plaintiffs taking nothing on

their complaint because the complaint is barred

by principles of state-law preclusion. 

It is further ORDERED that costs are taxed against

the Sophocleus plaintiffs, for which execution may

issue.

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this

document on the civil docket as a final judgment

pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. 

DONE, this the 12th day of March, 2009.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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