Martin v. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, No. 1:2014cv00090 - Document 3 (M.D. Tenn. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by Chief Judge William J. Haynes, Jr on 7/25/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment Text Searchable Version)(xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(eh)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA DIVISION CURTIS LEE MARTIN Plaintiff, ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] v. TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Defendant. No. 1:14-0090 CHIEF JUDGE HAYNES MEMORANDUM Plaintiff, Curtis Lee Martin, an inmate at the Lawrence County Jail in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, filed this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. ยง Plaintiff 1983 against seeks damages the Tennessee Bureau of for the Defendant's Investigation. alleged cruel and unusual treatment of him for his employment as a home builder near a school. Defendant, a state agency, is not a person who can be sued in a 1983 action. Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 64 (1989). Thus, the Court concludes that this action must be dismissed for failure to state a claim for relief. An appropriate Order is filed herewith. ENTERED this oZC't-;;'a~ July, 2014.~ WILLIAM~ JR. Chief Judge United States District Court

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