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Order — Senior Judge C Lynwood Smith Jr

N.D. Ala. Judge Practices (Senior Judge C Lynwood Smith Jr) · Senior Judge C Lynwood Smith Jr

Case 5:07-cv-02144-CLS Document 79 Filed 09/28/2009 Page 1 of 1 FILED 2009 Sep-28 AM 11:16 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS ) VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ) OF THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Civil Action No. 07-S-2144-NE ) BLAKE DORNING, in his official ) capacity as the Sheriff of Madison ) County, Alabama, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER In accordance with the memorandum opinion entered contemporaneously herewith, plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment (doc. no. 60) is DENIED; defendant’s motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 56) is GRANTED; and, all of plaintiff’s claims are dismissed with prejudice.1 Costs are taxed to plaintiff. The Clerk is directed to close this file. DONE and ORDERED this 28th day of September, 2009. ______________________________ United States District Judge 1 As discussed in the accompanying memorandum opinion, the alternative aspect of defendant’s motion for summary judgment — asking this court to either abstain, or to certify questions to the Supreme Court of Alabama pursuant to Ala. R. App. P. 18 — is denied.
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