Mikheal Christopher Gilliam v. Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION MIKHEAL CHRISTOPHER ) GILLIAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) Case No.: 7:25-cv-783-LCB-HNJ ) ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER On January 23, 2025, U.S. Magistrate Judge Herman N. Johnson Jr., issued a Report and Recommendation in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) recommending that the Court dismiss this action without prejudice for mootness because Mikheal Christopher Gilliam died on October 30, 2025. (Doc. 12).

If a party objects to a portion of a Magistrate Judge’s report or proposed findings or recommendations, the district court must review de novo those portions of the report to which the party has specifically objected. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b). Unchallenged portions of a Magistrate Judge’s report are reviewed for clear error. Haywood v. Green, Case No. 1:21-cv-01112-LCB-HNJ, 2023 WL 6303027, at *1 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 27, 2023). The district court may, in its review, “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part,” the Magistrate Judge’s findings or recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

Having reviewed the proposed findings and recommendations for clear error, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 12) should be ACCEPTED and hereby ADOPTS it as the findings of the Court. The case is therefore DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR MOOTNESS.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close the case.

DONE and ORDERED this February 17, 2026.

LILES C. BURKE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE