Opinion
No. 3:10CV00044 JLH.
August 16, 2010
ORDER
The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Walnut Ridge Police Department as a defendant in this lawsuit. The Walnut Ridge Police Department is not an entity that can sue or be sued. See Ketchum v. City of W. Memphis, Ark., 974 F.2d 81, 82 (8th Cir. 2002) (finding that departments are not juridical entities but merely departments of city government). Without objection, defendant's motion to dismiss the Walnut Ridge Police Department is GRANTED. Document #9. The Walnut Ridge Police Department is dismissed. The City of Walnut Ridge, John Lamb, and Jeff Franks remain as defendants.
IT IS SO ORDERED.