Benson v. Pender County Sheriffs Office

E.D. North Carolina

Benson v. Pender County Sheriffs Office

CourtDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina

DecidedMay 20, 2021

Docket7:21-cv-00016

StatusUnknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION . No. 7:21-CV-16-D

STANLEY BRUCE BENSON, ) Plaintiff, v. ; ORDER PENDER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ; and SHERIFF ALAN W. CUTLER, ) Defendants.

The court GRANTS defendants’ motion to dismiss [D.E. 12] and DISMISSES the Pender ‘County Sheriff’ s Office as a defendant. See White v. Vance Cnty., No. 5:19-CV-467-BO, 2020 WL 943893, at *2 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 26, 2020) (unpublished); Landry v. North Carolina, No. 3:10-cv-585- RJC-DCK, 2011 WL 3682788, at *2 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 23, 2011) (unpublished); Vaught v. Ingram, No. 5:10-CT-3009-FL, 2011 WL 761482, at *4 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 24, 2011) (unpublished); Cooper v. Brunswick Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, No. 7:10-CV-14-D, 2011 WL 736670, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 23, 2011) (unpublished); Parker v. Bladen Cnty., 583 F. Supp. 2d 736,.740 (E.D.N.C. 2008); Hughes v. Bedsole, 913 F. Supp. 420, 426 (E.D.N.C. 1994), aff'd, 48 F.3d 1376 (4th Cir. 1995). The court DENIES as futile plaintiffs motion to amend to add Pender County as a defendant [D.E. 14]. In light of plaintiff’s allegations, Pender County is not a proper defendant in this action. Young v. Bailey, 368 N.C. 665, 669-70, 781 S.E.2d 277, 280 (2016); McLaughlin v, Bailey, 240 N.C. App. 159, 160, 771 S.E.2d 570, 572 (2015), aff'd, 368 N.C. 618, 781 S.E.2d 23 (2016); see White, 2020 WL 943893, at *3; Gentile v. Brunswick Cnty. Sheriff's Dep’t, No. 7:13-CV-81-FL, 2014 WL 1331159, at *15—16 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 2, 2014) (unpublished); Engleman v. Cumberland Cnty., No. 5:12-CV-147-FL, 2013 WL 157065, at *5 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 2013) (unpublished); Parker, 583 F.

Supp. 2d at 739-40; Olvera v. Edmundson, 151 F. Supp. 2d 700, 705 (W.D.N.C. 2001); Little v. Smith, 114 F. Supp. 2d 437, 445-46 (W.D.N.C. 2000); Goodwin v. Furr, 25 F. Supp. 2d 713, _ 716-17 (M.D.N.C. 1998); Guy v. Jones, 747 F. Supp. 314, 317-19 (E.D.N.C. 1990). Sheriff □□□□ W. Cutler is the sole defendant. In sum, the court GRANTS defendant’s motion to dismiss [D.E. 12], DISMISSES the Pender County Sheriffs Office as a defendant, and DENIES as futile plaintiff's motion to amend to add Pender County as a defendant [D.E. 14]. SO ORDERED. This 20 day of May 2021.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION . No. 7:21-CV-16-D

STANLEY BRUCE BENSON, ) Plaintiff, v. ; ORDER PENDER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ; and SHERIFF ALAN W. CUTLER, ) Defendants.

The court GRANTS defendants’ motion to dismiss [D.E. 12] and DISMISSES the Pender ‘County Sheriff’ s Office as a defendant. See White v. Vance Cnty., No. 5:19-CV-467-BO, 2020 WL 943893, at *2 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 26, 2020) (unpublished); Landry v. North Carolina, No. 3:10-cv-585- RJC-DCK, 2011 WL 3682788, at *2 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 23, 2011) (unpublished); Vaught v. Ingram, No. 5:10-CT-3009-FL, 2011 WL 761482, at *4 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 24, 2011) (unpublished); Cooper v. Brunswick Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, No. 7:10-CV-14-D, 2011 WL 736670, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 23, 2011) (unpublished); Parker v. Bladen Cnty., 583 F. Supp. 2d 736,.740 (E.D.N.C. 2008); Hughes v. Bedsole, 913 F. Supp. 420, 426 (E.D.N.C. 1994), aff'd, 48 F.3d 1376 (4th Cir. 1995). The court DENIES as futile plaintiffs motion to amend to add Pender County as a defendant [D.E. 14]. In light of plaintiff’s allegations, Pender County is not a proper defendant in this action. Young v. Bailey, 368 N.C. 665, 669-70, 781 S.E.2d 277, 280 (2016); McLaughlin v, Bailey, 240 N.C. App. 159, 160, 771 S.E.2d 570, 572 (2015), aff'd, 368 N.C. 618, 781 S.E.2d 23 (2016); see White, 2020 WL 943893, at *3; Gentile v. Brunswick Cnty. Sheriff's Dep’t, No. 7:13-CV-81-FL, 2014 WL 1331159, at *15—16 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 2, 2014) (unpublished); Engleman v. Cumberland Cnty., No. 5:12-CV-147-FL, 2013 WL 157065, at *5 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 2013) (unpublished); Parker, 583 F.

Supp. 2d at 739-40; Olvera v. Edmundson, 151 F. Supp. 2d 700, 705 (W.D.N.C. 2001); Little v. Smith, 114 F. Supp. 2d 437, 445-46 (W.D.N.C. 2000); Goodwin v. Furr, 25 F. Supp. 2d 713, _ 716-17 (M.D.N.C. 1998); Guy v. Jones, 747 F. Supp. 314, 317-19 (E.D.N.C. 1990). Sheriff □□□□ W. Cutler is the sole defendant. In sum, the court GRANTS defendant’s motion to dismiss [D.E. 12], DISMISSES the Pender County Sheriffs Office as a defendant, and DENIES as futile plaintiff's motion to amend to add Pender County as a defendant [D.E. 14]. SO ORDERED. This 20 day of May 2021.

United States District Judge

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