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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
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, SOUTHERN DIVISION 

GEORGE EDWARD JARRELL, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 1:16cv107-MHT 

) (WO) 

JUDGE BEN LEWIS, )

)

 Defendant. )

OPINION 

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

in a county jail, filed this lawsuit against a statecourt criminal judge challenging the constitutionality 

of several of the judge’s decisions and actions, and 

seeking damages and declaratory relief. This lawsuit 

is now before the court on the recommendation of the 

United States Magistrate Judge that (1) the claims 

seeking declaratory relief from the state court’s 

orders and actions be dismissed with prejudice in 

accordance with the directives of 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(2)(B)(i); (2) the claims for monetary damages 

against defendant be dismissed with prejudice pursuant 

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to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(iii); 

(3) the plaintiff's request for declaratory relief that 

would necessarily entail intervention by this court 

into the pending state criminal proceedings be 

dismissed without prejudice in accordance with the 

Younger abstention doctrine so that the plaintiff may 

pursue his claims in the state courts; and (4) this 

case be dismissed prior to service. There are no 

objections to the recommendation. After an independent 

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes 

that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be 

adopted, except that all of plaintiff’s requests for 

declaratory relief shall be dismissed without 

prejudice. 

 An appropriate judgment will be entered. 

 DONE, this the 31st day of March, 2016. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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