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Parties Involved:
Sam Cochran
Defendant
Robert West
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ROBERT WEST, :

Plaintiff, :

vs. : CA 14-00218-CG-C

SAM COCHRAN, SHERIFF OF :

MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA,

:

Defendant.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

This cause is before the Magistrate Judge for issuance of a report and 

recommendation, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), on defendant’s motion to dismiss (Doc. 

9) and plaintiff’s response (Doc. 13). Given plaintiff’s concession that the motion to 

dismiss is “well-taken[]” (Doc. 13), the undersigned RECOMMENDS that defendant 

Cochran’s motion to dismiss (Doc. 9) be GRANTED.

Although plaintiff’s response contains a request that he be granted leave of court 

to file an amended complaint (Doc. 13), such request need be made by motion, see 

Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a)(2) (“[A] party may amend its pleading only with the opposing party’s 

consent or the court’s leave.”), and at such time as the movant requests leave of court to 

file an amended complaint he should attach to his motion the proposed amendment. 

Thereafter, the Court will be in a position to rule on the requested amendment after 

extending to the defendant an opportunity to object (or not object). 

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FILE OBJECTIONS

A copy of this report and recommendation shall be served on all parties in the 

manner provided by law. Any party who objects to this recommendation or anything in 

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it must, within fourteen (14) days of the date of service of this document, file specific 

written objections with the Clerk of this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED.R.CIV.P. 

72(b); S.D.ALA. L.R. 72.4. The parties should note that under Eleventh Circuit precedent, 

“the failure to object limits the scope of [] appellate review to plain error review of the 

magistrate judge’s factual findings.” Dupree v. Warden, 715 F.3d 1295, 1300 (11th Cir. 2013) 

(emphasis in original). In order to be specific, an objection must identify the specific 

finding or recommendation to which objection is made, state the basis for the objection, 

and specify the place in the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation where the 

disputed determination is found. An objection that merely incorporates by reference or 

refers to the briefing before the Magistrate Judge is not specific.

DONE this the 2nd day of September, 2014.

s/WILLIAM E. CASSADY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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