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SMALLWOOD v. JEFFERSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Civ. A. No. C-88-0647-L(M).

753 F.Supp. 657 (1991)

Patricia S. SMALLWOOD, Plaintiff, v. JEFFERSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, Louisville Division.

January 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald C. Bakus, Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff.

I.G. Spencer, Asst. County Atty., Jefferson County, Louisville, Ky., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

MEREDITH, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Court's own motion. At this point in the litigation, it is necessary to determine whether Jefferson County, Kentucky,1 can be considered a "person" for purposes of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Although it is clear that, under the jurisprudence of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, municipal corporations can be "persons,"...

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