Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-362-JJB-RLB
09-14-2017
ERIC SMITH (#132195) v. UNKNOWN BOEKER
RULING
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 August 30, 2017 (R. Doc. 6) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein. Accordingly, the plaintiff's action is 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. Further, plaintiff's Motion for Issuance of Summons (R. Doc. 5) is DENIED as moot.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 14, 2017.
/s/ _________
JUDGE JAMES J. BRADY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA