Howard v. Ferrand

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA D. DOUGLAS HOWARD, JR. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 22-701 PAUL FERRAND, ET AL. SECTION “R” (2) ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s federal civil rights claims pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).1 Plaintiff opposes defendants’ motion.2 For the following reasons, the Court grants defendants’ motion to dismiss and declines to exercise jurisdiction over plaintiff’s pendent state law claims. I. BACKGROUND This case arises from an alleged altercation in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Plaintiff…