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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

DARNELL JOSEPH MCMILLIAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDRE PHILLIPS,

Defendant.

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 2:18-cv-00656-RDP-JEO

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The Magistrate Judge filed a report on December 9, 2019, recommending 

Defendant Phillips’s motion for summary judgment be granted in part and denied in 

part. (Doc. 28). Specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommended: (1) summary 

judgment be granted on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against 

the defendant in his official capacity for monetary relief; (2) summary judgment be 

denied on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against the defendant 

in his individual capacity; and (3) summary judgment be denied on Plaintiff’s Eighth 

Amendment excessive force claim against the defendant in his individual capacity 

on the basis of qualified immunity. (Id.). Although the parties were advised of their 

right to file specific written objections within fourteen days, no objections have been 

received by the court. 

FILED

 2020 Jan-10 AM 09:25

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the 

court file, including the report and recommendation, the Magistrate Judge’s report 

is hereby ADOPTED and the recommendation is ACCEPTED. Accordingly, the 

court ORDERS that Defendant Phillips’s motion for summary judgment on 

Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against him in his official 

capacity for monetary relief is GRANTED, the court finding no genuine issues of 

material fact exist and that the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law 

on this claim. The court FURTHER ORDERS that Defendant Phillips’s motion 

for summary judgment is DENIED on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive 

force claim against him in his individual capacity. 

The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and 

Order on the parties. 

DONE and ORDERED this January 10, 2020.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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