Opinion
CIVIL ACTION 19-856-SDD-SDJ
07-30-2020
ANDRE JOHNSON v. EDWARD RUSS
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 22, 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 federal 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 Johnson's pending Motion for Appointment of Counsel is hereby DENIED and the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over any state law claims; therefore this case is hereby CLOSED.
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Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 30, 2020.
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CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA