John D. Dean v. David Barber, Mel Bailey, Jefferson County's Sheriff's Department

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• holding that a Sheriff was a state employee and thus the correct party in interest was the state
• holding that police and sheriff's departments are not usually considered legal entities subject to suit
• holding that “Chief Deputy of the Jefferson County Jail John Doe” was a proper defendant
• holding that a § 1983 defendant must be an entity or individual capable of being subject to suit
• holding that plaintiff’s pleading of “Chief Deputy of the Jefferson County Jail John Doe” was sufficient because it pointed to knowable, singular defendant
• holding that police and sheriff's departments are not usually considered legal entities subject to suit

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