Shelby Trahan v. Wayne Melancon, et al, No. 17-30185 (5th Cir. 2018)
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Case: 17-30185 Document: 00514491538 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/30/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 17-30185 SHELBY TRAHAN, on behalf of Adam James Trahan, FILED May 30, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAYNE MELANCON, individually and in his official capacity; TYLER BROUSSARD, individually and in his official capacity; CONAN SMITH, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 6:14-CV-722 Before REAVLEY, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Plaintiff-Appellant Shelby Trahan appeals the ruling of the district court that (1) granted summary judgment on his federal claims in favor of DefendantsAppellees Wayne Melancon, Tyler Broussard, and Conan Smith; and (2) dismissed his state law claims after declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over them pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367. We heard oral argument and have Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4. * Case: 17-30185 Document: 00514491538 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/30/2018 No. 17-30185 carefully reviewed the record on appeal, including the briefs of the parties and the district court’s Memorandum Ruling of February 21, 2017, in explication of its Judgment of that date. We are persuaded that summary judgment was correctly granted and that the state law claims were properly dismissed. For essentially the same reasons set out by the district court in its abovementioned Memorandum Ruling, its Judgment is, in all respects, AFFIRMED. 2
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