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Baker v. Pavlakovic

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION
Aug 11, 2015
Case No.: 4:12-cv-03958-RDP-JEO (N.D. Ala. Aug. 11, 2015)

Opinion

Case No.: 4:12-cv-03958-RDP-JEO

08-11-2015

CEDRIC L. BAKER, Plaintiff, v. DR. DAVID PAVLAKOVIC, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

On July 13, 2015, the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 30) was entered and the parties were allowed therein fourteen (14) days in which to file objections to the recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. No objections were filed.

After careful consideration of the record in this case and the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, the court hereby ADOPTS the Report of the Magistrate Judge. The court further ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge that:

1. Defendants' motions for summary judgment (Docs. # 23, 25 and 26) on Plaintiff's claims against them be granted and the claims be dismissed with prejudice; and

2. In light of the dismissal of the federal claims, the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's state law claims of medical malpractice and negligence. 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3); Mergens v. Dreyfoos, 166 F.3d 1114, 1119 (11th Cir. 1999).

A separate order in accordance with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered.

DONE and ORDERED this August 11, 2015.

/s/_________

R. DAVID PROCTOR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Baker v. Pavlakovic

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION
Aug 11, 2015
Case No.: 4:12-cv-03958-RDP-JEO (N.D. Ala. Aug. 11, 2015)
Case details for

Baker v. Pavlakovic

Case Details

Full title:CEDRIC L. BAKER, Plaintiff, v. DR. DAVID PAVLAKOVIC, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION

Date published: Aug 11, 2015

Citations

Case No.: 4:12-cv-03958-RDP-JEO (N.D. Ala. Aug. 11, 2015)

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