Dickinson v. Acadia Parish Jail ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION WILLIAM GLEN DICKINSON, JR. : DOCKET NO. 6:21-CV-1941 VERSUS : JUDGE ROBERT R. SUMMERHAYS ACADIA PARISH JAIL, ET AL >: MAGISTRATE JUDGE WHITEHURST MEMORANDUM ORDER Before the Court is a filing by pro se plaintiff William Glen Dickinson, Jr., interpreted by this Court as Motion to Investigate Acadia Parish. Doc. 21. Courts are not investigatory agencies. Additionally, private citizens have no constitutional right to have their claims investigated by federal or local executive officials. See, e.g., Gomez v. Whitney, 757 F.2d 1005 (9th Cir.1985); see also Hymel v. Champagne, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99033, 2007 WL 1030207 (E.D. La. 2007). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion to Investigate (doc. 21) is DENIED. THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers this 21 day of March, 2022. CAROL B. WHITEHURST UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE