Dew v. Tallulah Water Co et al
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JUDGMENT adopting 36 Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge granting 18 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff's claims against Madison Journal Inc are Dismissed without prejudice. It Is Further Ordered that 20 Motion to Dismiss is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff's claims against Tallulah Water Company, Tallulah Police Department and Tallulah City Hall are Dismissed with prejudice. To the extent City of Tallulah seeks dismissal of Plaintiffs false arrest claim, the motion is DENIED. To the extent City of Tallulah seeks dismissal of any other claim against it, the motion is GRANTED, and those claims are Dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Judge Terry A Doughty on 11/19/2020. (crt,Crawford, A)
Case 3:19-cv-01489-TAD-JPM Document 37 Filed 11/20/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 253
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MONROE DIVISION
BILLY RAY DEW, JR.
CASE NO. 3:19-CV-01489
VERSUS
JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
TALLULAH WATER CO., ET AL.
MAG. JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
JUDGMENT
The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge [Doc. No. 36] having been
considered, no objections having been filed, and finding that the same is supported by the law and
the record in this matter,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant Madison Journal,
Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 18] is GRANTED in all respects, and Plaintiff’s claims
against Defendant Madison Journal, Inc., are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, subject
to Plaintiff’s right to seek leave to amend within 14 days of this Judgment.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Motion to
Dismiss filed by Defendants Tallulah Water Company (also known as Tallulah Water Service),
Tallulah Police Department, Tallulah City Hall, and the City of Tallulah [Doc. No. 20] is
GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. To the extent Defendants Tallulah Water
Company, Tallulah Police Department, and Tallulah City Hall seek dismissal of all claims
against them, the motion is GRANTED, and all claims against those Defendants are
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. To the extent Defendant City of Tallulah seeks dismissal
of Plaintiff’s claim against it for false arrest, the motion is DENIED. To the extent Defendant
City of Tallulah seeks dismissal of any other claim against it, the motion is GRANTED, and
those claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, subject to Plaintiff’s right to seek
leave to amend within 14 days of this Judgment.
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MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 19th day of November, 2020.
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TERRY A. DOUGHTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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