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Caldwell v. Bentley

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
Mar 16, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO 2:11cv975-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Mar. 16, 2015)

Summary

granting defendants summary judgment on prisoner's claim that his right to bodily privacy was infringed because female correctional officers were given job assignments in areas where they have occasion to view prisoner naked; the policy of allowing female correctional officers unrestricted access to areas of prisons where they occasionally view male prisoners in various stages of undress is reasonably related to valid penological goals, including “institutional security and equal employment opportunities for female officers.”

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO 2:11cv975-MHT (WO)

03-16-2015

PAUL D. CALDWELL, #261005, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY, et al., Defendants.


JUDGMENT

In accordance with the memorandum opinion entered this date, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows:

(1) The United States Magistrate Judge's recommendation (doc. no. 53) is adopted.

(2) This lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice.

It is further ORDERED that costs are taxed against plaintiff, for which execution may issue.

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

This case is closed.

DONE, this the 16th day of March, 2015.

/s/ Myron H. Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Caldwell v. Bentley

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
Mar 16, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO 2:11cv975-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Mar. 16, 2015)

granting defendants summary judgment on prisoner's claim that his right to bodily privacy was infringed because female correctional officers were given job assignments in areas where they have occasion to view prisoner naked; the policy of allowing female correctional officers unrestricted access to areas of prisons where they occasionally view male prisoners in various stages of undress is reasonably related to valid penological goals, including “institutional security and equal employment opportunities for female officers.”

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Case details for

Caldwell v. Bentley

Case Details

Full title:PAUL D. CALDWELL, #261005, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY, et al.…

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

Date published: Mar 16, 2015

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO 2:11cv975-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Mar. 16, 2015)

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