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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION

DAMMUON EPPS (a man of the 

people) and TANYA GRIFFIN,

)

)

)

 Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 3:15cv25-MHT

) (WO)

RUSSELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT 

OF HUMAN RESOURCES, et 

al.,

)

)

)

)

 Defendants. )

OPINION

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs Dammuon 

Epps and Tanya Griffin filed this lawsuit asserting 

that their rights to freedom of religion, to raise 

their children in accordance with their religious 

beliefs, and to due process have been violated by the 

defendants. This lawsuit is now before the court on 

the recommendation of the United States Magistrate 

Judge that defendants’ motions for dismissal be granted

and that plaintiffs’ motions for declaratory judgment 

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and default judgment be denied. Also before the court 

are plaintiffs’ objections to the recommendation. 

After an independent and de novo review of the record, 

the court concludes that plaintiffs’ objections should 

be overruled and the magistrate judge’s recommendation 

adopted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 27th day of January, 2016.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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