Poullard v. Toce

Full title: JOHN POULLARD (#98999) v. PAUL TOCE

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Jan 7, 2016

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-94-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Jan. 7, 2016)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-94-SDD-RLB

01-07-2016

JOHN POULLARD (#98999) v. PAUL TOCE

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

The Court has carefully considered the Complaint ¹, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation ² of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated December 15, 2015. Plaintiff has filed an objection³ and a supplemental objection⁴, which the Court has also considered.

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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 Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiff's state law claims. Further, the Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment ⁵ shall be denied and the Motion for Summary Judgment ⁶ of Defendant Dr. Paul Toce shall be granted, dismissing the Plaintiff's claims asserted against the Defendant with prejudice, and this action shall be dismissed.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 7 day of January, 2016.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA