Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:17cv138-MHT (WO)
03-02-2020
JIMMY BOLDEN, Plaintiff, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants.
OPINION
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit challenging the prison system's policy of allowing the sale of tobacco products to inmates in most facilities and claiming that his exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke has violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. He also brings a claim for conspiracy to violate his constitutional rights. This lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that defendants' motion for summary judgment be granted. There are no objections to the recommendation. After an independent and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the magistrate judge's recommendation should be adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 2nd day of March, 2020.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE