Calloway v. Pinkney et al
Filing
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RULING AND ORDER Adopting the 31 Report and Recommendation of the US Magistrate Judge. The 14 Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of defendant Pinkney and Smith is GRANTED, without prejudice. The 27 Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of defendant Butler is GRANTED IN PART. The plaintiff is granted to leave to amend, as written. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 11/18/2022. (LLH)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MICHAEL CALLOWAY (#96740)
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
20-562-SDD-RLB
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
The Court has carefully considered the Motions,1 the record, the law applicable to
this action, and the Report and Recommendation2 of United States Magistrate Richard L.
Bourgeois, Jr. dated October 11, 2022, to which an Objection3 was filed and has been
considered by the Court. The substance of the Plaintiff’s objection is that he should be
permitted leave to amend to plead a bystander claim. The Court agrees. The Plaintiff is
seeking leave to amend to bring a claim that he attempted to bring at the outset of the
case. The Court discerns no bad faith or dilatory motive in the Plaintiff’s request for leave
to amend and it shall therefore be Granted.
In all other respects, the Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation
of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court’s opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY, the Motion to Dismiss4 filed on behalf of defendant Pinkney and
Smith is GRANTED, without prejudice. Plaintiff is hereby grated leave to amend for the
limited purpose of pleading a bystander claim. Plaintiff shall file an amended Complaint
within 30 days of the date of this Ruling.
1
Rec. Docs. 14 and 27.
Rec. Doc. 31.
3
Rec. Doc. 33.
4
Rec. Doc. 14.
2
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss5 filed on behalf of
defendant Butler is GRANTED IN PART, dismissing: (1) the plaintiff’s claims for monetary
damage against defendant Butler in his official capacity; (2) the plaintiff’s claims regarding
the issuance of a false disciplinary report and his resulting disciplinary sentence; and (3)
the plaintiff’s claim for conspiracy.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in all other regards, defendant Butler’s Motion is
denied, and this matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings
herein regarding the plaintiff’s claim for excessive force.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiff is given 21 days to amend his
Complaint to allege facts as to physical injuries sustained, if any, due to the alleged use
of excessive force by defendant Butler.
18th day of November, 2022.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on this _____
S
CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
5
Rec. Doc. 27.
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