Abbott v. Soong

Full title: DURWIN L. ABBOTT (#316843) v. HERMAN C. SOONG, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Mar 23, 2016

CIVIL ACTION 13-584-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Mar. 23, 2016)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 13-584-SDD-EWD

03-23-2016

DURWIN L. ABBOTT (#316843) v. HERMAN C. SOONG, ET AL.

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

The Court, after carefully considering the Complaint,¹ the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation ² of United States Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes dated March 2, 2016, to which no objection has been filed, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.

1 Rec. Doc. 1.

2 Rec. Doc. 45.

ACCORDINGLY, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiff's state law claims. Further, the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment ³ filed by Defendant, Dr. Herman Soong, shall be granted and Plaintiff's claims asserted against this Defendant shall be dismissed with prejudice and this action shall be dismissed.

3 Rec. Doc. 34. --------

Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 23 day of March, 2016.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA