Bernard v. Bourgeois

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MATTHEW BERNARD CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25--0165
VERSUS JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
RICHARD BOURGEOIS, JR. MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D.
MCCLUSKY
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge previously filed herein [Doc. No. 12], no objections thereto having been filed,
and after an independent review of the record, determining that the findings are
correct under the applicable law,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Motion to
Dismiss [Doc. No. 9] filed by Defendant, Richard Bourgeois, Jr. (“Defendant”), is
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that to the
extent that Defendant moves to dismiss Plaintiff Matthew Bernard’s claims for
insufficient process and lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P.
12(b)(4) and (2), the Motion is GRANTED, and the claims are hereby DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE in their entirety. The Motion to Dismiss is otherwise
DENIED. The case is closed.
MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 4th day of February 2026.
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TERRY A. DOUGHTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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