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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

JAMES H. SHORTZ, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CASE NO. 3:08-CV-456-WKW

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CITY OF TUSKEGEE, et al., )

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Defendants. )

ORDER

There being no objections filed to the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc.

# 32), and upon an independent review of the file, it is ORDERED that the Report and

Recommendation is adopted and that defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED to the

extent that: 

(1) all of plaintiff's claims against the Tuskegee Police Department are

DISMISSED with prejudice; 

(2) Count Two of the complaint, alleging race discrimination in violation of 42

U.S.C. § 1981, is DISMISSED without prejudice; and 

(3) plaintiff's promissory fraud claim (Count Three) is DISMISSED with prejudice

as to the City of Tuskegee and the Tuskegee Police Department. 

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 Defendants do not expressly move for dismissal of the FLSA claim (Count One), and they 1

argue generally for dismissal of the breach of employment contract claim (Count Four). See Doc.

# 10, pp. 5-8. To the extent that the City's and police department's respondeat superior argument

is intended to extend to these two claims, the motion is denied. 

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This action is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings on

plaintiff's remaining claims.1

Done this 7th day of January, 2009.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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