Mayfield v. Higgins et al

Filing 14

ORDER approving and adopting in its entirety 10 Proposed Findings and Recommendations as this Court's findings in all respects; dismissing without prejudice Plaintiff's claims for money damages against Defendants Higgins and Brawley in their official capacities for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; dismissing without prejudice Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Hope Court and Saline County Probation and Parole for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; and dismissing without prejudice Plaintiff's slander claim against Defendants Higgins and Brawley for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 1/4/2017. (mef)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK DIVISION
WILLIAM TIMOTHY MAYFIELD,
ADC#659228

V.

PLAINTIFF

4:16CV00709-SWW/JTK

GARY HIGGINS, Former Hope Court
Probation Officer, Saline County Probation
and Parole; SERENA BRAWLEY, Former Hope Court
Probation Officer, Saline County Probation and Parole

DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has received Proposed Findings and Recommendations from United States
Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney. After careful review of the Proposed Findings and
Recommendations and the timely objections thereto, as well as a de novo review of the
record, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommendations should be, and
hereby is, approved and adopted in its entirety as this Court's findings in all respects.
Accordingly,
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT
(1) Plaintiff’s claims for money damages against Defendants Higgins and Brawley in
their official capacities be DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted;
(2) Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Hope Court and Saline County Probation and
Parole be DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be

granted; and
(3) Plaintiff’s slander claim against Defendants Higgins and Brawley be DISMISSED
without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

DATED this 4th day of January, 2017.
/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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