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Miller v. Benton County Jail

United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division
Sep 21, 2006
No. 06-5050 (W.D. Ark. Sep. 21, 2006)

Summary

holding that a county jail is not a "person" within the meaning of § 1983 and is therefore not a legal entity subject to suit under that statute

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Opinion

No. 06-5050.

September 21, 2006


ORDER


Now on this 21sth day of September 2006, comes on for consideration the report and recommendation filed herein on August 28, 2006, by the Honorable Beverly Stites Jones, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (Doc. 18.) No objections to the report and recommendation have been filed.

The court has reviewed this case and, being well and sufficiently advised, finds as follows: The report and recommendation is proper and should be and hereby is adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Benton County Jail (Doc. 12) is GRANTED and this defendant is DISMISSED. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 14) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Miller v. Benton County Jail

United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division
Sep 21, 2006
No. 06-5050 (W.D. Ark. Sep. 21, 2006)

holding that a county jail is not a "person" within the meaning of § 1983 and is therefore not a legal entity subject to suit under that statute

Summary of this case from Alvelo v. Chatham County Jail
Case details for

Miller v. Benton County Jail

Case Details

Full title:MARK MILLER, Plaintiff v. BENTON COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division

Date published: Sep 21, 2006

Citations

No. 06-5050 (W.D. Ark. Sep. 21, 2006)

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