Stacy v. SWVRJA-Abingdon, No. 7:2012cv00501 - Document 10 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Norman K. Moon on 11/13/2012. (kab)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION JOSHUA STACY, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHWEST VA ABINGDON VA MEADOWVIEW VA JAIL,1 Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 7:12cv00501 MEMORANDUM OPINION By: Norman K. Moon United States District Judge Plaintiff Joshua Stacy, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Southwest VA Abingdon VA Meadowview VA Jail, 2 alleging that he was denied adequate medical treatment. I find that the Southwest VA Abingdon VA Meadowview VA Jail is not a proper defendant to a § 1983 action. Accordingly, I will dismiss Stacy s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). Stacy names only the Southwest VA Abingdon VA Meadowview VA Jail as defendant to this action. To state a cause of action under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts indicating that he has been deprived of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States and that this deprivation resulted from conduct committed by a person acting under color of state law. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988). As the Southwest VA Abingdon VA Meadowview VA Jail is not a person subject to suit under § 1983, Stacy cannot maintain his action against the defendant jail. See McCoy v. Chesapeake Correctional Center, 788 F. Supp. 890 (E.D. Va. 1992). Therefore, I will dismiss this action. 1 On the docket, this case is captioned as against SWVRJA-Abingdon; however, that is not who Stacy names as a defendant to this action. Accordingly, the clerk is DIRECTED to correct the docket to reflect Southwest VA Abingdon VA Meadowview VA Jail as the defendant to this action. 2 Presumably Stacy is referring to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Abingdon Facility which is physically located in Abingdon, Virginia but has a mailing address in Meadowview, Virginia. However, regardless of which jail Stacy is actually referring to, the outcome of this case remains the same for any jail named as a defendant. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send copies of this memorandum opinion and accompanying order to the parties. ENTER: This 13th day of November, 2012. 2

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