Opinion
3:19-cv-00747
03-13-2023
GARY MONTGOMERY, Plaintiff, v. KINYA JAMISON, Defendant.
ORDER
WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR. CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On February 27, 2023, Magistrate Judge Alistair E. Newbern issued a Report & Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 83), in which she concluded that Defendant Kinya Jamison's motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 60) should be granted and Plaintiff Gary Montgomery's motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 51) should be denied.
As of March 13, 2023, no objections have been filed. Nevertheless, the Court has reviewed the R&R and agrees with the analysis and conclusion. Accordingly, the R&R is ADOPTED and Jamison's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and Montgomery's motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The Clerk shall close this file.
Although this case is closed, the Court believes that it offers a valuable opportunity for leadership at the Davidson County Sheriff's Department to review and improve its procedure regarding access to the ballot, especially the timely submission of an inmate's absentee ballot to election officials because access to the ballot is a constitutional right. Accordingly, the Clerk shall serve a copy of this Order and the Magistrate Judge's R&R (Doc. No. 83) on the Sheriff of Davidson County, Tennessee.
IT IS SO ORDERED.