Poullard v. Edwards

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

JOHN POULLARD (#98999) CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 19-301-SDD-RLB JOHN BEL EDWARDS, ET AL.

ORDER Before the Court is the plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Special Master and or FBI Agent (R. Doc. 33), wherein the plaintiff requests that the Court order the appointment of a special master or an FBI Agent to investigate numerous complaints, many of which have no bearing on the instant proceeding. Further, the Court finds no authority for the appointment of a special master or an FBI agent under the circumstances.1 See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff’s Motion (R. Doc. 33) is DENIED. Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 14, 2019.

S RICHARD L. BOURGEOIS, JR. U NITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 To the extent the plaintiff is requesting injunctive relief, the plaintiff must establish: (1) a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits; (2) a substantial threat of irreparable injury if the injunction is not granted; (3) the threatened injury outweighs any harm that will result to the non-movant if the injunction is granted; and (4) the injunction will not disserve the public interest. See Ridgely v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 512 F.3d 727, 734 (5th Cir. 2008). The plaintiff has not addressed any of the aforementioned factors in his Motion.