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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 JailOpinion
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.