Naquin v. Ochsner St. Ann's Hospital

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA NELSON PAUL NAQUIN CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 21-1099 SAINT ANN’S HOSPITAL/OCHSNER SECTION D (4) ORDER AND REASONS The Court, having considered de novo the Complaint,! the record, the applicable law, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge,? and the failure of the Plaintiff to file any objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation and adopts it as its opinion in this matter. In doing so, the Court notes that it has construed Plaintiff Nelson Paul Naquin’s pro se pleadings liberally. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims alleged in the Complaint® are DISMISSED as legally frivolous and otherwise for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915 A, and 42 U.S.C. § 1997(e) and Plaintiffs claims against Ochsner/St. Ann's Hospital are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31, 2022. Vitter WENDY B. VITTER United States District Judge

Doe. 9. 2R. Doe. 14. 3 Objections were due May 11, 2022. Because Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, the Court has allowed additional time for objections. None have been filed as of the date of this Order. 4 See Coleman v. United States, 912 F.3d 824, 828 (6th Cir. 2019). 5 R. Doc. 9. 6 La. R.S. 9:5628 requires that a medical malpractice action be brought within one year from the date of the alleged act or one year from the date of discovery. The Court notes that Plaintiff describes his date of injury as June 23, 2020. See R. Doc. 9.