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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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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

 

ANTHONY GOLSTON, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:11cv946-MHT

) (WO) 

MATTHEW ENFINGER, C.O. I, 

and KERRY WILLIAMS, 

)

) 

Sergeant, )

)

 Defendants. )

OPINION 

 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Anthony 

Golston, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit against two 

correctional officers, claiming that defendant Matthew 

Enfinger used excessive force against him and that 

defendant Kerry Williams urged Enfinger to beat him and 

failed to protect him from Enfinger. This lawsuit is 

now before the court on the recommendation of the 

United States Magistrate Judge, after an evidentiary 

hearing on the merits, that judgment be granted in 

favor of the correctional officers on all claims. 

Golston has filed objections to the recommendation. 

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 “Whenever any party files a timely and specific 

objection to a finding of fact by a magistrate, the 

district court has an obligation to conduct a de novo

review of the record with respect to that factual 

issue.... As the use of the phrase de novo implies, 

the district court's consideration of the factual issue 

must be independent and based upon the record before 

the court....” LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 750 

(11th Cir. 1988) (citation omitted). 

 The court has conducted an independent and de novo 

review of the record, including a transcript of the 

proceedings. Based on this review, the court concludes 

that Golston’s objections should be overruled and the 

magistrate judge’s recommendation should be adopted. 

 An appropriate judgment will be entered. 

 DONE, this the 12th day of May, 2015. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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