Legal Opinion

Blankenship v. City of Portsmouth

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided June 1, 2005No. 2:04CV776PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION and DISMISSAL ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This case is before the court on defendants Portsmouth Sheriffs Department (“Sheriffs Department”) and Sheriff Gary Waters’ (“Waters”) motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (12)(b)(6). For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motions to dismiss are GRANTED.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Plaintiff, Robert W. Blankenship (“Blankenship”), is a 63-year-old male who lives in Chesapeake, Virginia. (Compl.pg.2). Plaintiff became an auxiliary deputy sheriff for the Sheriffs Department in 1999. (Compl.pg.2). As…

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