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Johnson v. Hairston

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division
Mar 8, 2007
CASE NO. 3:06-cv-812-WKW-[wo] (M.D. Ala. Mar. 8, 2007)

Summary

dismissing the plaintiff's complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Telecommunications Act of 1996 for failing to provide closed captioning because the Federal Communications Commission "has exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any closed captioning complaints"

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Opinion

CASE NO. 3:06-cv-812-WKW-[wo].

March 8, 2007


ORDER


On February 16, 2007, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation (Doc. # 15) to which no timely objections were made. After an independent review of the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, it is ORDERED that:

1. The Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 15) is ADOPTED.

2. The Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 3) filed by Defendant United States is GRANTED;

3. The Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 8) filed by Defendants Bill Stark and Caption Media Program is GRANTED; and

4. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Hairston

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division
Mar 8, 2007
CASE NO. 3:06-cv-812-WKW-[wo] (M.D. Ala. Mar. 8, 2007)

dismissing the plaintiff's complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Telecommunications Act of 1996 for failing to provide closed captioning because the Federal Communications Commission "has exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any closed captioning complaints"

Summary of this case from Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach
Case details for

Johnson v. Hairston

Case Details

Full title:JAMAR JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. ERNEST HAIRSTON, et al., Defendant

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division

Date published: Mar 8, 2007

Citations

CASE NO. 3:06-cv-812-WKW-[wo] (M.D. Ala. Mar. 8, 2007)

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