White v. Chambers-Smith et al

LARRY 0. WHITE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION - COLUMBUS
Case No. 2:25-cv-1202
Judge Matthew W. McFarland
ANNETTE CHAMBERS-SMITH, et al.,
Defendants.
ENTRY AND ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 9)
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendations of United States
Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman (Doc. 9), to whom this case is referred pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and noting that no objections have been filed thereto and that the
time for filing such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) has expired, hereby ADOPTS
said Report and Recommendations in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the
following:
1. 	Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claims and access to courts claims against
Defendants Hogan, Johnson, and Edwards SHALL PROCEED;
2. 	Plaintiff's remaining claims, including official capacity claims for monetary
damages against Defendants Hogan, Johnson, and Edwards and any claim against
Defendant Chambers-Smith, are DISMISSED;
3. 	Defendant Chambers-Smith is DISMISSED as a defendant; and
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4. 	Defendants LeCI Warden (Unknown), LeCI Deputy Warden Amber Stanley, LeCI
Chaplain and Institutional Inspector Tad Palmer, LeCI Warden Administrative
Assistant (Unknown), LeCI Chaplain Robert Smith, LeCI Mailroom Supervisor
(Unknown), LeCI Sargeant Turner, LeCI Case Manager (Unknown), LeCI Sargeant
Gibson, LeCI Correctional Officer (CO) Koontz, LeCI Lieutenant S. Michael, LeCI
CO Pittman, LeCI CO Copley, LeCI 2nd Shift Rover B, LeCI CO Alexander, LeCI
CO Hickman, LeCI Investigator Tabor, LeCI CO Whiteside, Ohio State Trooper
Investigator (Unknown), and Attorney Mindy Worly, who are no longer named
as defendants in Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Doc. 8) are DISMISSED as
defendants in this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
By:~-W,~~
JUDGE MATTHEWW. McFARLAND
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