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Johnson v. Smoot

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division
Mar 30, 2009
Civil No. 3:08-0515 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 30, 2009)

Opinion

Civil No. 3:08-0515.

March 30, 2009


ORDER


The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 75), to which no timely objections have been filed. The Report and Recommendation is therefore ACCEPTED and made the findings of fact and conclusions of law of this court. For the reasons expressed therein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motions to Dismiss filed by the various defendants (Docket Nos. 38, 51) are GRANTED. As also recommended, for the reasons expressed in the Report and Recommendation, the claims against defendant "C.O. 1 Collins," who has never been served with process, are DISMISSED under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). All claims against defendants having been disposed of, this case is DISMISSED, and the Clerk shall CLOSE the file.

It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Smoot

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division
Mar 30, 2009
Civil No. 3:08-0515 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 30, 2009)
Case details for

Johnson v. Smoot

Case Details

Full title:JONATHAN JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. CAMPBELL SMOOT, et al., Respondents

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division

Date published: Mar 30, 2009

Citations

Civil No. 3:08-0515 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 30, 2009)

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