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Holifield v. Mobile Co. Sheriff's Dept. of Mobile Co.

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
May 29, 2008
CIVIL ACTION 07-0321-CG-C (S.D. Ala. May. 29, 2008)

Summary

finding that the Mobile County Jail Medical Unit was a subdivision of the jail and not a distinct legal entity which could be sued under § 1983

Summary of this case from Hensley v. Dugger

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 07-0321-CG-C.

May 29, 2008


ORDER


After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objection is made, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. It is ORDERED that plaintiff's federal claims be dismissed with prejudice as frivolous, prior to service of process, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and that the state law claims be dismissed without prejudice because the Court declines to exercise its supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims. It is further ORDERED that this action be and is hereby DISMISSED in its entirety.

DONE and ORDERED.


Summaries of

Holifield v. Mobile Co. Sheriff's Dept. of Mobile Co.

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
May 29, 2008
CIVIL ACTION 07-0321-CG-C (S.D. Ala. May. 29, 2008)

finding that the Mobile County Jail Medical Unit was a subdivision of the jail and not a distinct legal entity which could be sued under § 1983

Summary of this case from Hensley v. Dugger

finding that the Mobile County Jail Medical Unit was a subdivision of the jail and not a distinct legal entity which could be sued under § 1983

Summary of this case from Williams v. Claiborne Cnty. Jail
Case details for

Holifield v. Mobile Co. Sheriff's Dept. of Mobile Co.

Case Details

Full title:JOHN ANDREW HOLIFIELD, Plaintiff, v. MOBILE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. OF…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division

Date published: May 29, 2008

Citations

CIVIL ACTION 07-0321-CG-C (S.D. Ala. May. 29, 2008)

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