Cockerham v. Vannoy et al

Filing 6

OPINION Adopting the 5 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. The plaintiff's 1 Complaint be dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to exhaust available administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a), but with prejudice to re-filing the same claim or claims in forma pauperis. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 12/3/2015. (LLH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RAYMOND J. COCKERHAM, JR. (#364734)
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NUMBER 15-630-JWD-SCR
WARDEN DARREL VANNOY, ET AL.
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for reasons set forth in the
Magistrate Judge's Report issued November 13, 2015 to which no objection was filed:
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed, without prejudice, for failure
to exhaust available administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e (a), but with prejudice
to re-filing the same claim or claims in forma pauperis.1
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 3, 2015.

S

JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

1 Underwood v. Wilson, 151 F.3d 292, 296 (5th Cir. 1998).