Culberson v. Reynolds and Bradshaw

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss the official-capacity claims. The dismissal was without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), while the case remained referred for further proceedings concerning the Plaintiff’s intended individual-capacity claims.

Holdings

1. Because Plaintiff filed timely objections, the district court conducted de novo review of the Report and Recommendation.
2. The official-capacity claims against Defendants were properly dismissed without prejudice under Rule 12(b)(6).

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should conduct de novo review of the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation after Plaintiff filed objections.
2. Whether Defendants' Rule 12(b)(6) motion should be granted as to Plaintiff's official-capacity claims.
3. Whether the official-capacity claims should be dismissed without prejudice when Plaintiff did not object to their dismissal and indicated that he intended to pursue only individual-capacity claims.

Disposition

dismissed