Baldwin v. Maiden Police Department

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:23-CV-00197-KDB-DCK KEITH BALDWIN JR., Plaintiff, v. ORDER JAMEY FLETCHER AND MAIDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant Maiden Police Department’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 4). The Court has carefully considered this motion and the parties’ memoranda, responses and exhibits in support and in opposition.1 As explained below, because the Maiden Police Department (“MPD”) is not a cognizable legal entity capable of being sued, the Court…