Douglas v. Louisiana et al

Filing 11

OPINION: The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction overany potential state law claims, and that the plaintiff's action be 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. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 1/12/2018. (KAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LEONARD DOUGLAS (#601998), ET AL.
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 17-144-JWD-RLB
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.

OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set
forth in Magistrate Judge's Report dated December 27, 2017, to which no objection was filed:
IT IS ORDERED that the Court declines to exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over
any potential state law claims, and that the plaintiff’s action be 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.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 12, 2018.

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