From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Smith v. Baugh

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division
Oct 26, 2007
NO. 3:05-0860 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 26, 2007)

Summary

In Smith, the inmate alleged that on the same day that he had been gathering documentation to file a grievance and his federal lawsuit, the defendant/appellee, Winkler, told him "that the prison could transfer Smith and say it was based on institutional needs," and the inmate's transfer was accomplished mere days later.

Summary of this case from Jenkins v. Montgomery County

Opinion

NO. 3:05-0860.

October 26, 2007


ORDER


Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 157), to which no Objections have been filed. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and the file. The Report and Recommendation is adopted and approved.

Accordingly, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 129) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 142) is DENIED. This action is DISMISSED. The trial set for December 11, 2007, and the pretrial conference set for December 3, 2007, are canceled.

This Order shall constitute the final judgment in this case pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 58.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Smith v. Baugh

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division
Oct 26, 2007
NO. 3:05-0860 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 26, 2007)

In Smith, the inmate alleged that on the same day that he had been gathering documentation to file a grievance and his federal lawsuit, the defendant/appellee, Winkler, told him "that the prison could transfer Smith and say it was based on institutional needs," and the inmate's transfer was accomplished mere days later.

Summary of this case from Jenkins v. Montgomery County
Case details for

Smith v. Baugh

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT L. SMITH, JR. v. CAPTAIN K. BAUGH, et al

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

Date published: Oct 26, 2007

Citations

NO. 3:05-0860 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 26, 2007)

Citing Cases

Owenby v. Corr. Corp. of Am.

See Smith v. Campbell, 250 F.3d 1032, 1037 n.1 (6th Cir. 2001) (although prisoners do not have a right to act…

Mayers v. Boyd

"A jailhouse lawyer's right to assist another prisoner is wholly derivative of that prisoner's right of…