Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-229-SDD-RLB
08-13-2013
LEE LUCAS (#338382) v. BILLY CANNON, ET AL
RULING
AND
ORDER OF DIMISSAL
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated July 26, 2013. Plaintiff has filed an objection which the Court has considered.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein.
Accordingly, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiff's state law claims. Further, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 19) is granted, dismissing Plaintiff's claims asserted against Defendants, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 13 , 2013.
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SHELLY D. DICK , DISTRICT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA