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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

KEVIN MORRIS PLAINTIFF

v. No. 3:10CV00044 JLH

CITY OF WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS; 

JOHN LAMB, individually and in his official capacity as

Chief of Police for the City of Walnut Ridge; and 

JEFF FRANKS, individually and in his official capacity 

as Police Officer for the City of Walnut Ridge DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Walnut Ridge Police Department as a defendant

in this lawsuit. The Walnut Ridge Police Department is not an entity that can sue or be sued. See

Ketchum v. City of W. Memphis, Ark., 974 F.2d 81, 82 (8th Cir. 2002) (finding that departments are

not juridical entities but merely departments of city government). Without objection, defendant’s

motion to dismiss the Walnut Ridge Police Department is GRANTED. Document #9. The Walnut

Ridge Police Department is dismissed. The City of Walnut Ridge, John Lamb, and Jeff Franks

remain as defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of August, 2010.

J. LEON HOLMES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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