Trahan v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al
Plaintiff: Norman Paul Trahan
Defendant: Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, New Orleans Police Department, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, Orleans Clerk of Court, Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Orleans Criminal Clerk of Court and U.S. Attorney's Office
Case Number: 2:2014cv01068
Filed: May 14, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Office: New Orleans Office
County: Orleans
Presiding Judge: Carl Barbier
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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July 14, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7 ; Also, the Court has received Plaintiff's letter, filed June 23, 2014 (Rec. Doc. 8), which the Court construes as an additional Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. Accordingly, IT IS HE REBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint (Rec. Doc. 1), insofar as it can be construed as a request for habeas corpus relief, is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to exhaust available state court remedies. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plainti ff's Motion to Amend Complaint to add claims under the Whistleblower Protection Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act (Rec. Doc. 6) is hereby GRANTED. FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's claims under Section 1983, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the Federal Tort Claims Act are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motions for Docket Number and In Forma Pauperis Status (Rec. Docs. 5 & 8) are hereby DENIED AS MOOT because Plaintiff's case was duly given a docket number at the time it was allotted and Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis was granted on May 14, 2014 (Rec. Doc. 3). FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff 's Motion to Seal Case (Rec. Doc. 4) is hereby DENIED for the reasons provided by the United States Magistrate Judge, and the record of this proceeding shall be UNSEALED. Plaintiff's related requests for copies to be made of alleged death threats are hereby DENIED. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier on 7/14/14.(sek)
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Plaintiff: Norman Paul Trahan
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