Pugh v. Phenix City Police Department et al (MAG+)(JOINT ASSIGN), No. 3:2014cv00178 - Document 22 (M.D. Ala. 2015)

Court Description: JUDGMENT: it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The magistrate judge's 21 recommendation, to which no objection has been filed, is adopted; (2) The 8 motion to dismiss is granted to the extent that the Title VII claim against dfts Ray Smith and Robe rt Casteel in their individual capacities is dismissed; (3) The 8 motion to dismiss is denied to the extent that the Title VII claim against dfts Smith and Casteel in their official capacities is not dismissed; (4) The 8 motion to dismiss is gran ted to the extent that dft Phenix City Police Department is dismissed and terminated as a party; (5) The plf is allowed 14 days from the date of this order to file an amended complaint that names the proper dft or dfts, in place of dft Phenix City Po lice Department, and that contains a short and plain statement setting forth specific factual allegations from which it could be reasonably inferred that his employer discriminated against him on the basis of his race; DIRECTING the clerk to enter th is document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 FRCP; This case is referred back to the magistrate judge and is not closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/31/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (wcl, )

Download PDF
Pugh v. Phenix City Police Department et al (MAG+)(JOINT ASSIGN) Doc. 22 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION GEORGE PUGH, Plaintiff, v. PHENIX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, RAY SMITH AND ROBERT CASTEEL, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14cv178-MHT (WO) JUDGMENT After an independent and de novo review of the record, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The magistrate judge’s recommendation (doc. no. 21), to which no objection has been filed, is adopted. (2) The motion to dismiss (doc. no. 8) is granted to the extent defendants Ray that the Title Smith and Robert VII claim Casteel against in their individual capacities is dismissed. Dockets.Justia.com (3) The motion to dismiss (doc. no. 8) is denied to the extent that the Title VII claim against defendants Smith and Casteel in their official capacities is not dismissed. (4) The motion to dismiss (doc. no. 8) is granted to the extent that defendant Phenix City Police Department is dismissed and terminated as a party. (5) The plaintiff is allowed 14 days from the date of this order to file an amended complaint that names the proper defendant contains defendant Phenix a short or City and defendants, Police plain in Department, statement place and setting of that forth specific factual allegations from which it could be reasonably inferred that his employer discriminated against him on the basis of his race. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil pursuant to Rule 58 of docket the Procedure. 2 as a Federal final Rules judgment of Civil This case is referred back to the magistrate judge and is not closed. DONE, this the 31st day of March, 2015. /s/ Myron H. Thompson___ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.