Opinion
CIVIL ACTION 18-683-SDD-SDJ
08-03-2020
ROBERT WALTER v. PERKINS, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The Court has carefully considered the Complaint filed by the Plaintiff, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson, dated July 27, 2020, to which an objection was filed and also reviewed.
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The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY, the Plaintiff's claims are hereby DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE, as legally frivolous and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e) and 1915A.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over any potential state law claims and this matter is dismissed.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 3, 2020.
/s/ _________
CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA