Opinion
Case No. 4:16-cv-4057
03-21-2017
BILLY JOE BLEDSOE PLAINTIFF v. OFFICER BOBBIE MCDOWEL and WARDEN STEPHEN ARNOLD DEFENDANTS
JUDGMENT
Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed February 9, 2017, by the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (ECF No. 44). Defendants Bobbie McDowell and Stephen Arnold have filed objections. (ECF No. 46). The Court finds the matter ripe for consideration.
For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion of even date, the Court declines to adopt the Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 44). Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Exhaustion (ECF No. 30) is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff's case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 21st day of March, 2017.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge