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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

SANDREW DOSS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LT. WILLIAM NORTHCUTT, et al.,

Defendants.

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Civil Action Number

 4:12-cv-2718-AKK

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on March 14, 2016, 

recommending that the defendants’ motions for summary judgment, docs. 69; 71, 

be denied. The parties were allowed fourteen (14) days to file objections and 

advised that the failure to file such objections would bar any later challenge or 

review of the factual findings of the magistrate judge. Defendants filed objections 

on March 28, 2016. Docs. 88; 89. 

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

court file, including the report and recommendation and the objections thereto, the 

court is of the opinion that the magistrate judge’s report is due to be and hereby is 

ADOPTED and the recommendation is ACCEPTED. The court EXPRESSLY

finds that there are genuine issues of material fact and that the defendants are not 

entitled to judgment in their favor as a matter of law. 

FILED

 2016 Aug-25 AM 09:09

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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Accordingly, the defendants’ motions for summary judgment are due to be 

and hereby are DENIED because of the existence of genuine issues of material 

fact. 

This matter is SET for a Pretrial Conference at 10:30 a.m. on October 7, 

2016 at the Hugo L. Black Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama and for a Jury 

Trial at 9:00 a.m. on December 5, 2016, at the Federal Courthouse in Anniston, 

Alabama. The court directs the parties to the Standard Pretrial Procedures 

governing all pretrial deadlines, which is attached as Exhibit A.

DONE the 25th day of August, 2016.

 

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ABDUL K. KALLON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

PRE-TRIAL DOCKET

HON. ABDUL K. KALLON, PRESIDING

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

This case is set for a pre-trial hearing pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. A conference-type hearing will be held in chambers in

the Hugo Black Federal Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at the time

indicated.

The hearing will address all matters provided in Rule 16, including the

limitation of issues requiring trial, rulings on pleading motions, and settlement

possibilities.

Counsel attending the conference are expected to be well-informed about

the factual and legal issues of the case, and to have authority to enter appropriate

stipulations and participate in settlement discussions. Counsel appearing at the

conference will be required to proceed at trial notwithstanding the naming of

others as designated trial counsel.

Promptly upon receipt of this notice, plaintiff's counsel is to initiate

discussions with other counsel aimed at ascertaining which basic facts are not in

dispute, at clarifying the parties' contentions (for example, just what is denied

under a "general denial") and at negotiating workable procedures and deadlines

for remaining discovery matters. At least four (4) business days in advance of the

conference, plaintiff's counsel is to submit to chambers (via email at

kallon_chambers@alnd.uscourts.gov) a proposed Pre-trial Order in WordPerfect

format, furnishing other counsel with a copy. It is anticipated that in most cases

the proposed order, with only minor insertions and changes, could be adopted by

the court and signed at the close of the hearing. 

A sample of a proposed Pre-trial Order is available on the Chamber web site

(www.alnd.uscourts.gov/Kallon/Kallonpage.htm) to illustrate the format preferred

by the court and also to provide additional guidance and instructions. Each order

must, of course, be tailored to fit the circumstances of the individual case.

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Counsel drafting this proposed order should consider the utility this

document will provide for the litigants, the jury, and the court alike. The court

anticipates using the pretrial order to (1) identify and narrow the legal and factual

issues remaining for trial, and (2) provide jurors with the legal and factual context

of the dispute. This order should not revisit at length arguments made in previous

filings with the court, nor should it serve as another venue for adversarial

posturing. Pretrial orders should be simple, short, and informative.

IN ANY CASE WHERE COUNSEL HAVE ANNOUNCED

SETTLEMENT TO THE COURT, A CONSENT JUDGMENT IN

SATISFACTORY FORM MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE COURT PRIOR TO

THE SCHEDULED TRIAL DATE; OTHERWISE, THE CASE WILL BE

DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

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