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HAYNES v. GREENE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, 3:16-CV-00026 BSM. (2016)

Court: District Court, E.D. Arkansas Number: infdco20160311867 Visitors: 6
Filed: Mar. 10, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 10, 2016
Summary: ORDER BRIAN S. MILLER , District Judge . The recommended disposition ("RD") submitted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe has been reviewed. No objections have been filed. After careful review, the RD is adopted. Although the RD cites to a case involving subdivisions of city government, "county jails are [also] not legal entities amendable to suit." Owens v. Scott Cty. Jail, 328 F.3d 1026 , 1027 (8th Cir. 2003). Accordingly, the Green County Detention Center is dismissed without prej
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ORDER

The recommended disposition ("RD") submitted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe has been reviewed. No objections have been filed. After careful review, the RD is adopted. Although the RD cites to a case involving subdivisions of city government, "county jails are [also] not legal entities amendable to suit." Owens v. Scott Cty. Jail, 328 F.3d 1026, 1027 (8th Cir. 2003).

Accordingly, the Green County Detention Center is dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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