Joshua Chronicles v. Loyola University New Orleans

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed nine motions filed by pro se plaintiff Joshua Chronicles as premature because Loyola University New Orleans had not yet been served or appeared. The court also stated that any request to seal prior filings must identify the specific documents or portions at issue and directed the plaintiff to Local Civil Rule 5.6 for future sealed filings.

Holdings

1. The plaintiff's motions were premature because Loyola University New Orleans had not yet been served and had not entered an appearance; the motions were therefore dismissed as premature.
2. The request to seal prior medical filings was insufficiently specific because plaintiff did not identify which filings or portions he sought to seal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether plaintiff's motions for accommodations, sealing, preservation, discovery, sanctions, service-related relief, and scheduling were premature because defendant had not yet been served or appeared.
2. Whether plaintiff's generalized request to seal prior and future medical or disability-related filings adequately identified the documents or portions subject to sealing.
3. What procedure plaintiff must follow for future requests to file documents under seal.

Disposition

dismissed