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

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

TERRY HUGHES, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:12cv1007-MHT

)

THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, )

ALABAMA, a municipality, )

et al., )

)

Defendants. )

OPINION AND ORDER

It is ORDERED as follows:

(1) Defendants Kevin Murphy and R. C. Daniels’s

motion to dismiss (doc. no. 4) is granted.

(2) Defendants Murphy and Daniels are dismissed

without prejudice and terminated as parties.

***

Plaintiff Terry Hughes has sued defendants Kevin

Murphy and R. C. Daniels in only their official

capacities. Damages suits against governmental officials

in their official capacities are essentially the same as

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suits against the government itself. Official capacities

lawsuits are, “in all respects other than name, ...

treated as a suit against the entity.” Kentucky v.

Graham, 473 U.S. 159, 166, 105 S.Ct. 3099, 3105 (1985).

Because damages are recovered from the government entity

itself, and not the officials’ personal assets, the real

party in interest is the entity and not the official

personally. Id. Therefore, because Hughes has sued

defendant City of Montgomery, Murphy and Daniels are

unnecessary.

DONE, this the 10th day of January, 2013.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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