Goods v. Pylant et al

Filing 16

JUDGMENT to the extent ADOPTING 13 Report and Recommendations. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff Johns Goods' retaliation claim against Defendant Assistant Warden Hilton Griffen is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE per FRCP 41(a)(B). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Goods' retaliation claim against Defendant Sheriff Steve Pylant is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as frivolous and for failing to state a claim for which relief may be granted. Good's remaining retaliation claim against Defendant Warden Chad Lee will be addressed in a separately issued order. Signed by Chief Judge Robert G James on 06/19/09. (crt,Yocum, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-1149 JUDGE ROBERT G. JAMES MAC. JuDGE KAREN L. HAYES JUDGMENT

JOHN GOODS VERSUS SHERIFF STEVE PYLANT, ET AL.

For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation ofthe Magistrate Judge [Doe. No. 8], to the extent ADOPTED, and for the reasons stated in the Court's Ruling, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff John Goods' ("Goods") retaliation claim against Defendant Assistant Warden Hilton Griffen is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(B). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Goods' retaliation claim against Defendant Sheriff Steve Pylant is DISIVIISSED WITH PREJUDICE as frivolous and for failing to state a claim for which relief may be granted in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C.

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1915(e)(2)(B).

Goods' remaining retaliation claim against Defendant Warden Chad Lee will be addressed in a separately issued order. MONROE, LOUISIANA, this
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day of June, 2009.

ROBERT G. JAM$'S UNITED STATES'~TRICTJUDGE

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