Poullard v. Edwards

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

JOHN POULLARD CIVIL ACTION VERSUS 19-301-SDD-RLB JOHN BEL EDWARDS, ET AL.

RULING The Court has carefully considered the Motion for Summary Judgment1 filed by James Ashley, James Cruz, John Bel Edwards, Joseph Lamatiniere, James LeBlanc, Joseph McKneely, John Reed, Elmo Ross, Darrel Vannoy, and Antonio Whitaker, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendations2 of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr., dated March 30, 2020. The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge and adopts them as the Court’s opinion herein. ACCORDINGLY, the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment3 is hereby granted in part, and the Plaintiff's claims against Defendant, Joseph McKneely, are hereby dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in all other regards the Motion (Rec. Doc. 16) is hereby denied, and this matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 31, 2020.

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CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 1 Rec. Doc. 16. 2 Rec. Doc. 117. 3 Rec. Doc. 16.