Greathouse v. Arceneaux

Filing 9

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6 . IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim because defendant has sought monetary relief against defendant Judge David Arceneaux who, as a judicial officer, has absolute immunity from such relief for acts undertaken in his judicial capacity. Signed by Judge Eldon E. Fallon on 5/10/2022.(lw)

Case 2:21-cv-01819-EEF Document 9 Filed 05/10/22 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MATTHEW GREATHOUSE

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 21-1819

DAVID W. ARCENEAUX

SECTION: “L”(1)
ORDER

The Court, having considered the complaint, the record, the applicable law, the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and the objection timely filed by pro se
plaintiff Matthew Greathouse to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, hereby
approves the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and adopts it as
its opinion in this matter. Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for
failure to state a claim because defendant has sought monetary relief against defendant Judge
David Arceneaux who, as a judicial officer, has absolute immunity from such relief for acts
undertaken in his judicial capacity.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 10th day of May, 2022.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE