*1 Case 2:24-cv-00500-WKW-CWB Document 23 Filed 05/19/25 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION KENNETH EUGENE CARTER, )
) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:24-CV-500-WKW
) [WO] CHILTON COUNTY, )
) Defendant. ) ORDER Before the court is the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. (Doc. # 16.) To the extent that Plaintiff’s two filings, each styled as a “Motion for Relief” (Docs. # 19, 20), contain objections to the Recommendation, the court has reviewed them and, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), has conducted a de novo review of the record. Upon careful consideration, and for the reasons thoroughly explained in the well- reasoned Recommendation, Plaintiff’s requests for declaratory or injunctive relief are barred by the abstention doctrine established in Younger v. Harris , 401 U.S. 37, 44–45 (1971), and no recognized exception to Younger abstention applies. Furthermore, any claims for damages are frivolous and fail to state a claim for relief. ( See Doc. # 16.)
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) Plaintiff’s Objections (Docs. # 19, 20) are OVERRULED; *2 Case 2:24-cv-00500-WKW-CWB Document 23 Filed 05/19/25 Page 2 of 2
(2) The Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 16) is ADOPTED; and
(3) This action is DISMISSED without prejudice prior to service of process under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.
Final judgment will be entered separately.
DONE this 19th day of May, 2025.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2