Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 19-000206-BAJ-RLB
04-20-2020
TERRY M. LAWRENCE v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH PRISON, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 31) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1). The Report and Recommendation addresses the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 19) filed by Defendant Sid Gautreaux, arguing for the dismissal of pro se Plaintiff Terry M. Lawrence's Complaint (Doc. 1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court grant Defendant's Motion and dismiss all of Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Gautreaux with prejudice for failure to state a claim. (Doc. 31 at p. 5). The Magistrate Judge further recommended that this matter be referred to him for further proceedings. (Id. at p. 6).
The Report and Recommendation notified the parties that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1), they had fourteen days from the date they received the Report and Recommendation to file written objections to the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations therein. No objections or responses were filed by either party.
Having carefully considered the underlying Complaint, the instant motion, and related filings, the Court approves the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and hereby adopts its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation.
IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 31) is ADOPTED as the Court's opinion herein.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is referred to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 20th day of April, 2020
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA