Emrit et al v. Governor Lincoln D. Chafee et al

Filing 88

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 81 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Defendant Mayor of Providence in his official capacity. So Ordered by Judge Mary M. Lisi on 6/16/2015. (A copy of the attached Order was forwarded to pro se Plaintiff Ronald Satish Emrit via first-class mail on 6/16/2015.) (Duhamel, John)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
RONALD SATISH EMRIT, and
NICOLE ROCIO LEAL-MENDEZ
v.

CA 14-106 ML

GOVERNOR LINCOLN D. CHAFEE,
MAYOR ANGEL TAVERAS, and
PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court is the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by Defendant Mayor
Jorge Elorza1. (Docket #81). The Mayor is sued in his official capacity. Plaintiff has not filed a
response and the time for doing so has passed. The Motion is therefore considered by the Court
to be unopposed.
The Court has reviewed the Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff on March 21, 2014
(Docket #21). The Court agrees with Defendant’s assertion that Plaintiff has made no factual
allegations that would support a claim of municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Further,
the Complaint contains no factual allegations of wrongdoing on the part of the Defendant Mayor
with regard to the state law claims asserted by Plaintiff (Counts 2-9).
Accordingly, for these reasons and those set forth in the Defendant’s Motion papers, the
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
SO ORDERED:

/s/ Mary M. Lisi
Mary M. Lisi
United States District Judge
June 16, 2015

1

By Order dated June 10, 2015, (Docket #87) this Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Substitute
the current Mayor of Providence Jorge Elorza for the former Mayor Angel Taveres.