Lee Anthony Branch v. Rodney Herring

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION LEE ANTHONY BRANCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL CASE NO. 1:23-cv-99-ECM ) [WO] RODNEY HERRING, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER Plaintiff, Lee Anthony Branch, moves for default judgment against Defendant, Rodney Herring. (Doc. 146). Upon consideration, his motion is due to be granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND Branch alleges that on November 10, 2022, he was “verbally abus[ed] and threatened” by Herring, who was Branch’s employer. (Doc. 11 at 2–3, paras. 5, 8, 11). Herring…