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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 DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

ROSIE CLIATT, as Personal )

Representative of the )

Estate of DONTAVIUS CLIATT, )

)

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06cv471-SRW

) (WO)

PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

This action is presently before the court on defendants’ motion for Rule 11 sanctions

(Doc. # 25). Defendants contend that Rule 11 sanctions are warranted because a reasonable

pre-complaint investigation would have revealed that plaintiff’s claims in this action are

barred by the statute of limitations. By order entered December 1, 2006, the court granted

defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s state law claims on the basis of the statute of

limitations. However, the court denied the motion as to plaintiff’s § 1983 claims because the

statute of limitations is an affirmative defense and it is not apparent from the face of the

complaint that the statute of limitations has run. (Doc. # 31). The record presently before

the court does not support the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions. Accordingly, it

ORDERED that defendants’ motion for Rule 11 sanctions (Doc. # 25) is DENIED

without prejudice.

DONE, this 17th day of January, 2007.

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/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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