Opinion ID: 1622371
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Heading: Dismissal of Claims Against the Sheriff's Department

Text: It is clear under Alabama law that the sheriff's department is not a legal entity subject to suit. King v. Colbert County, 620 So.2d 623, 626 (Ala.1993) ([A] [s]heriff's [d]epartment is not a legal entity. Therefore, one cannot maintain an action against it.); White v. Birchfield, 582 So.2d 1085, 1086 (Ala.1991) (citing Art. I, § 14, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, [T]he State of Alabama shall never be made a defendant in any court of law or equity.). Griffith cannot maintain an action against the sheriff's department, and her claims against it are due to be dismissed.