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                                          CA US E NO. V-101022-00-D
      RIC HA RD JAM ES JOHNSON,
      TD CJ No. 1005689,
                                                         §           IN TH E DISTRICT CO UR T OF
                                                         §
               Plaintiff.
                                                         §
     v.                                                 §
                                                        §            PO TTE R CO UN TY , TEX AS
                                                        §
     MIC HA EL VE NA BLE , eta!.,
                                                        §
                                                        §
               Defendants.
                                                        §           320 th JUD ICI AL DIS TR ICT
                         DE FEN DA NT S' MO TIO N FO R SU
                                                          MM AR Y JUD GM            EN T
    Before the Court is Def end ants ' Mo tion
                                                 for Sum mar y Jud gm ent . After conside
                                                                                       ring Defendants'
    motion, and any response filed thereto,
                                            the Court is of the opinion-that the followi
                                                                                         ng order should
    issue:

          It is hereby OR DE RE D that Def
                                                 endants' Mo tion for Sum mar y ,Jud
                                                                                     gment 1s
    GR AN TED . All claims against Defend
                                          ants are dismissed with prejudice as fri


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