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Townsend v. Singleton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION
Feb 11, 2013
Civil No. 12-CV-4072 (W.D. Ark. Feb. 11, 2013)

Opinion

Civil No. 12-CV-4072

02-11-2013

JACOB JAMES TOWNSEND PLAINTIFF v. SHERIFF JAMES SINGLETON; JOHNNY GOODBOLT; SGT. VERONICA MAULDIN; OFFICER PIERRE SUMMERVILLE; OFFICER SIMEON AIMES; and LT. KEVIN MELLSON DEFENDANTS


ORDER

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed January 3, 2013, by the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (ECF No. 11). Judge Bryant recommends that Plaintiff's official capacity claims against all Defendants and his individual capacity claims against Separate Defendants Sheriff Singleton, Captain Goodbolt, and Sergeant Mauldin be DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(I-iii) and 1915A(a). Plaintiff has not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to object has passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)©. Therefore, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation in toto. Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff's official capacity claims against all Defendants and Plaintiff's individual capacity claims against Separate Defendants Sheriff Singleton, Captain Goodbolt, and Sergeant Mauldin should be and hereby are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 11th day of February, 2013.

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Susan O. Hickey

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Townsend v. Singleton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION
Feb 11, 2013
Civil No. 12-CV-4072 (W.D. Ark. Feb. 11, 2013)
Case details for

Townsend v. Singleton

Case Details

Full title:JACOB JAMES TOWNSEND PLAINTIFF v. SHERIFF JAMES SINGLETON; JOHNNY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION

Date published: Feb 11, 2013

Citations

Civil No. 12-CV-4072 (W.D. Ark. Feb. 11, 2013)

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