Beebe v. State of Alaska et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
JEREMY BEEBE,
Plaintiff,
v.
STATE OF ALASKA, et al.,
Defendants. Case No. 1:21-cv-00012-SLG
ORDER RE STATE’S MOTION TO DISMISS
Before the Court at Docket 8 is Defendant State of Alaska, Department of Corrections’
Motion to Dismiss. No response was filed by the pro se Plaintiff. DOC is entitled to dismissal
because Plaintiff has not alleged any facts supporting a claim for relief against it. The
dismissal will be with prejudice, because arms of the State are not persons under Section
1983. See Will v. Mich. Dep’t of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 70 (1989).
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the State of Alaska is
GRANTED, and the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections is hereby dismissed with
prejudice.
DATED this 23rd day of August, 2021 at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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