Berry, Jr. v. Smith et al

Filing 15

RULING Adopting 13 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. The 8 Motion to Amend Complaint is DENIED. FURTHER, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction; the 11 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims are hereby dismissed with prejudice, and this action is dismissed in its entirety. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 07/14/2021. (NLT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IVHDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA BERRY, JR, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS 21-20-SDD-RLB SMITH, ETAL. RULING The Court, after carefully considering the Mot!ons\ the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendations2 of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr., dated June 30, 2021, to which an Objection3 was filed and also reviewed, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Amend Complaint4 is hereby DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction; the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss5 is hereby GRANTED; the Plaintiffs' claims are hereby dismissed with prejudice; and this action is dismissed in its entirety. Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana the / V day of July, 2021. c^ CHIEF JUDG^IELLY D. DICK UNITED STAT'ES DISTRICT COURT 1 Rec. Docs. Sand 11. 2Rec. Doc. 13. 3Rec. Doc. 14. 4 Rec. Doc. 8. 5Rec. Doc. 11. MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

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