Opinion
Civil Action 20-00485-BAJ-EWD
04-13-2023
SHAWANDA NEVERS v. DEP'T. OF PUB. SAFETY AND CORR., ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
BRIAN A. JACKSON JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
On February 22, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report And Recommendation (Doc. 22, the “R&R”) recommending that Plaintiffs remaining claims be dismissed without prejudice under Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m) for failure to timely effect service upon the remaining Defendants, LaShawnda Burks, Deputy Warden LeBlanc, Warden Boutte, Colonel Brown, Assistant Warden Jackson, and Assistant Warden Pedascleaux, and the above-captioned action be closed. (Doc. 22). No party filed a timely objection to the R&R.
Having carefully considered Plaintiffs Complaint (Doc. 1), Plaintiffs Amended Complaint (Doc. 15), the Magistrate Judge's prior R&R (Doc. 17), the Court's prior R&R adoption (Doc. 18), and all related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's instant R&R and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion in this matter.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs remaining claims against the remaining Defendants LaShawnda Burks, Deputy Warden LeBlanc, Warden Boutte, Colonel Brown, Assistant Warden Jackson, and Assistant Warden Pedascleaux be and are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to timely effect service upon the remaining Defendants, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m).
Judgment shall issue separately.