Choate v. City of Abbeville

Full title: BENNETT CHOATE v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

Date published: May 5, 2017

CIVIL ACTIONNO. 6:16-CV-01370 (W.D. La. May. 5, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTIONNO. 6:16-CV-01370

05-05-2017

BENNETT CHOATE v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE

JUDGE DOHERTY

MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA JUDGMENT

This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna for report and recommendation. After an independent review of the record, and noting the absence of any objections, this Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the defendant's motion to dismiss penalty, punitive, or exemplary damages (Rec. Doc. 9) is GRANTED, and the plaintiff's claims for punitive damages under state and federal law are DISMISSED, consistent with the report and recommendation.

Signed at Lafayette, Louisiana, this 5^th day of May, 2017.

/s/_________

REBECCA F. DOHERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE