Simmons v. La. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr.

Full title: JERRY SIMMONS v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Feb 25, 2019

CIVIL ACTION 17-1396-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Feb. 25, 2019)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 17-1396-SDD-RLB

02-25-2019

JERRY SIMMONS v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

SHELLY D. DICK, CHIEF 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 February 6, 2019, to which an objection³ was filed and also reviewed.

1 Rec. Doc. 1.

2 Rec. Doc. 6.

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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 the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over any potential state law claims, and this action is 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.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 25 day of February, 2019.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA