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WHITFIELD v. CITY OF RIDGELAND

Civil Action No. 3:11CV744TSL-LRA.

876 F.Supp.2d 779 (2012)

Charles Dwight WHITFIELD, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF RIDGELAND, Ridgeland Police Department, State of Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Commissioner Albert Santa Cruz in his official capacity, Daniel Soto in his official and individual capacity, and Other Unknown John and Jane Does 1-10, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division.

May 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. McRae , Chuck McRae Law Office, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff.

Gary E. Friedman , Saundra Brown Strong , Phelps Dunbar LLP, Justin L. Matheny , Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Ridgeland, MS, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

There are pending before the court three interrelated motions. Initially, defendants State of Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Public Safety and Mississippi Highway Patrol (the State defendants) moved to dismiss pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on Eleventh Amendment immunity grounds. In response, plaintiff Charles Dwight Whitfield filed a motion...

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