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Sanders v. Gabehart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON
Nov 25, 2020
Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00880 (S.D.W. Va. Nov. 25, 2020)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00880

11-25-2020

CAMERON SANDERS, Plaintiff, v. JIM GABEHART, Lincoln County Prosecutor, Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The court having received the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley, entered on October 29, 2020 (ECF No. 4); and the magistrate judge having recommended that the court dismiss the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 1915A based on the defendant's absolute prosecutorial immunity; and no objection having been filed to the Proposed Findings and Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the findings made in the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of the magistrate judge (ECF No. 4) be, and they hereby are, adopted by the court and incorporated herein.

Accordingly, it is further ORDERED that:

1. This action be, and it hereby is, dismissed, with prejudice, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 1915A.

2. The plaintiff's application to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs (ECF No. 1) be, and it hereby is, DENIED as moot. The court waives payment of the applicable filing fee.

3. The Clerk is directed to remove this action from the court's docket.

The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this memorandum opinion and order to all counsel of record, any unrepresented party, and the United States Magistrate Judge.

ENTER: November 25, 2020

/s/_________

John T. Copenhaver, Jr.

Senior United States District Judge


Summaries of

Sanders v. Gabehart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON
Nov 25, 2020
Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00880 (S.D.W. Va. Nov. 25, 2020)
Case details for

Sanders v. Gabehart

Case Details

Full title:CAMERON SANDERS, Plaintiff, v. JIM GABEHART, Lincoln County Prosecutor…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON

Date published: Nov 25, 2020

Citations

Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00880 (S.D.W. Va. Nov. 25, 2020)