Murphy v. Cleveland County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION 1:21-cv-5-MOC-DSC DANTE MURPHY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) CLEVELAND COUNTY, et al., ) ORDER ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________ ) THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants, (Doc. No. 11), and on a Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition filed by Defendants, (Doc. No. 21). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a citizen and resident of North Carolina (Doc. 1, ¶ 1), and Defendant Cleveland County is a government entity existing and organized under the laws of…