Neal-Williams v. Addison, et al, No. 1:2021cv03280 - Document 85 (D. Md. 2024)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Peter J. Messitte on 5/6/2024. (bas, Deputy Clerk)
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Neal-Williams v. Addison, et al Doc. 85 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND RODJUAN ORLANDO JAMES NEAL-WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, Civil No. 21-3280 PJM V. ADRIA ADDISON,et al.,Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this prisoner civil rights case, initiated by pro se Plaintiff Rodjuan Orlando James Neal-Williams, the Court appointed pro bono counsel to represent Plaintiff, and counsel has recently filed an Amended Complaint(ECF No. 64). Two of the ten Defendants named in the Amended Complaint, Susan Malagari and Montgomery County, Maryland (the Municipal Defendants), have jointly filed a Motion to Dismiss Counts VI and XII of the Amended Complaint, or, in the Alternative, a Motion to Bifurcate (ECF No. 75). The Motion has been briefed {see ECF Nos. 78, 81), and the Court finds no hearing necessary. See D. Md. Local R. 105.6. For the following reasons, the Court will GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART the Municipal Defendants' Motion and will BIFURCATE all further proceedings against Defendant Montgomery County. 1. The factual background to this case was discussed extensively in the Court's September 12, 2023 Memorandum Opinion addressing Defendants' prior Motions to Dismiss. See ECF No. 48. The Court incorporates that background by reference and supplements it with a general 1 Dockets.Justia.com
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