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Penton v. City of Pearl, Mississippi

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided December 20, 2024No. 3:24-cv-00107Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION KEITH PENTON PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-CV-107-KHJ-MTP CITY OF PEARL, MISSISSIPPI, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Before the Court is Defendant the City of Pearl’s [11] Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the motion but gives Plaintiff Keith Penton until January 8, 2025, to amend his [1] Complaint. I. Background This is a

42 U.S.C. § 1983

case about excessive force allegedly used on Penton when Pearl police officers arrested him for second-degree murder on February…

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