OPINION AND ORDER
JONES, Chief Judge.
In this § 1983 action arising out of a jail suicide, the primary issue before me is whether to permit relation back under Rule 15(c) of the claim against a new defendant, so as to prevent the bar of the statute of limitations. Based on recent Fourth Circuit precedent, I find that the claim does relate back and thus deny the Motion to Dismiss.
I.
On January 4, 2005, Mark A. Justus was an inmate...
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