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Curry v. Horton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION
Dec 17, 2020
Case No. 5:18-cv-01939-ACA-SGC (N.D. Ala. Dec. 17, 2020)

Opinion

Case No. 5:18-cv-01939-ACA-SGC

12-17-2020

DENNIS DEWAYNE CURRY, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER HORTON, Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

The magistrate judge entered a report on November 3, 2020, recommending that the court grant Defendant Officer Justin Horton's motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 17). The magistrate judge advised the parties of their right to file objections within fourteen days (doc. 17 at 10-11) and granted Plaintiff Dennis Dewayne Curry's motion for an extension of time to file objections (doc. 19). To date, the court has not received any objections to the report and recommendation.

Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court file, including the report and recommendation, the court ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and ACCEPTS the recommendation. Accordingly, the court GRANTS Officer Horton's motion for summary judgment and WILL ENTER JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW in favor of Officer Horton and against Mr. Curry.

The court will enter a separate final judgment.

DONE and ORDERED this December 17, 2020.

/s/_________

ANNEMARIE CARNEY AXON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Curry v. Horton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION
Dec 17, 2020
Case No. 5:18-cv-01939-ACA-SGC (N.D. Ala. Dec. 17, 2020)
Case details for

Curry v. Horton

Case Details

Full title:DENNIS DEWAYNE CURRY, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER HORTON, Defendant.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Dec 17, 2020

Citations

Case No. 5:18-cv-01939-ACA-SGC (N.D. Ala. Dec. 17, 2020)

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