Barnes v. Thornton

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION BRIAN KEITH BARNES, #181 505, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16-CV-760-ALB ) [WO] SGT. THORNTON, ) ) Defendant. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Plaintiff Brian Barnes [“Barnes”], an inmate incarcerated at the Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs, Alabama, files the instant civil rights action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Lieutenant Brandon Thornton [“Thornton”]. Barnes alleges Thornton subjected him to excessive force in February 2016 during his incarceration at the Staton…