Johnson v. Officer Brian Robinson

Full title: ASHAMIR JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Officer BRIAN ROBINSON, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division

Date published: Jan 7, 2011

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:10-CV-399 (MTT) (M.D. Ga. Jan. 7, 2011)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:10-CV-399 (MTT).

January 7, 2011

ORDER

MARC TREADWELL, District Judge

This case is before the Court on the Recommendation (Doc. 4) of United States Magistrate Judge Charles H. Weigle The Magistrate Judge, having reviewed the Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) (b), recommends (a) dismissing Warden Gregory McLaughlin and Deputy Warden James Hinton because the Plaintiff did not make any specific allegations against them; (b) dismissing the Plaintiff's claims against Macon State Prison and the State of Georgia because they are not proper defendants in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit; and (c) allowing the Plaintiff's claims against Officers Brian Robinson and Gavin Rump to proceed. The Plaintiff did not file an objection to the Recommendation. The Court has reviewed the Recommendation, and the Court accepts and adopts the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge. The Recommendation is adopted and made the order of this Court. The Plaintiff's claims against Warden Gregory McLaughlin, Deputy Warden James Hinton, Macon State Prison and the State of Georgia are dismissed. The Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Brian Robinson and Gavin Rump may proceed. SO ORDERED, this the 7^th day of January, 2011.