BROWN v. STATE OF INDIANA

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION PETER BROWN, ) Plaintiff, v. No. 1:20-cv-01020-JPH-MJD FISCHER Set. of IMPD, Defendant. ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO DISMISS Defendant, Sergeant Fisher of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, has filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Peter Brown's complaint for failure to state a claim. This means that Sergeant Fisher believes that even if the allegations in the complaint are accepted as true, they do not "state a claim to relief that plausible on its face." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (20077)). Mr. Brown SHALL RESPOND to the motion to dismiss by October 23, 2020. If Mr. Brown does not respond, the Court may summarily rule in Sergeant Fisher's favor and dismiss the case. See S.D. Ind. L. R. 7-1(c)(5). SO ORDERED. Date: 10/2/2020

James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana

D istribution: PETER BROWN P.O. Box 881442 Indianapolis, IN 49208

Michael John Sullivan CITY LEGAL - INDIANAPOLIS michael.sullivan@indy.gov