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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

EDWARD RUSSELL DUBOSE, )

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Plaintiff )

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vs. ) Case No. 5:13-cv-01721-KOB-HGD

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WILLIAM W. WYNNE, JR., et al., )

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Defendants )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on September 24,

2014, recommending that the following claims be dismissed for failing to state a

claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1): (1) the

plaintiff’s claims against the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles (“ABPP”)

because it isimmune from suit; (2) the plaintiff’srequest for a written statement from

the ABPP explaining its reasons for denying him parole because he has no

constitutional right to such an explanation; and (3) the plaintiff’s request that

restrictions be removed from his prison file that bar him from a lower custody level

and work release because he has no constitutionally protected right in his

classification status. (Doc. 12). The magistrate judge further recommended that the

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FILED

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plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment due process claims against defendants Wynne,

Walker, and Longshore be referred to the magistrate judge for further proceedings. 

(Id.) No party has filed any objections.

Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materialsin the court

file, including the report and recommendation, the court ADOPTS the magistrate

judge’s report and ACCEPTS his recommendation. The court finds that all of the

plaintiff’s claimsin this action, except his Fourteenth Amendment due process claims

against defendants Wynne, Walker, and Longshore, are due to be DISMISSED

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The court further finds that the plaintiff’s

Fourteenth Amendment due process claims against defendants Wynne, Walker, and

Longshore should be REFERRED to the magistrate judge for further proceedings.

The court will enter an Order in conformity with this Memorandum Opinion. 

DONE and ORDERED this 19

th

day of November, 2014.

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 KARON OWEN BOWDRE

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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