Chronicles v. Loyola University New Orleans

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
JOSHUA CHRONICLES 	CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	No. 25-2211
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS 	SECTION I
ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court are nine motions1 filed by pro se plaintiff Joshua Chronicles
(“plaintiff”). These include: (1) a motion2 for ADA/Rehabilitation Act Accommodations
and Request to File Medical Documentation Under Seal; (2) a motion3 to seal prior
and future medical, disability, and VA-related filings; (3) an emergency omnibus
motion4 for forensic imaging preservation of electronic evidence, protection against
further unauthorized access, restoration of account access, and anti-spoilation, relief
pending 	preliminary 	injunction; 	(4) 	a 	motion5 	for 	clarification, 	production 	of
governing policies, and entry of a limited preservation order; (5) a motion6 for
clarification of procedural requirements and request for guidance regarding required
filings; (6) a motion7 for limited, targeted discovery regarding records disclosed
without 	FERPA-complaint 	consent; 	(7) 	a 	motion8 	for 	evidence 	protection 	and
1 See R. Doc. Nos. 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31.
2 R. Doc. No. 17.
3 R. Doc. No. 20.
4 R. Doc. No. 21.
5 R. Doc. No. 22.
6 R. Doc. No. 23.
7 R. Doc. No. 24.
8 R. Doc. No. 25.
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sanctions against defendant Loyola University New Orleans (“defendant”); (8) a
motion9 to enforce or confirm status of U.S. Marshal Service under Rule 4(c)(3) and
request for notice of return of executed service; and (9) a motion10 for a Rule 16
scheduling conference and limited case management order contingent on completion
of service of process.
As other orders in this case have noted,11 and as plaintiff himself concedes,12
defendant has not yet been served in this matter and it has not yet entered an
appearance. Consequently, plaintiff’s motions are premature. Proof of service will
appear on the docket once service is effectuated by the U.S. Marshals Service.13
Plaintiff may refile appropriate motions at that time.
With respect to his motions requesting that all prior medical filings be sealed,
plaintiff has not identified which filings or portions thereof he wishes to be filed under
seal.14 The Court cannot meaningfully “review each document to decide which contain
sufficient personal information to outweigh any public interest in sealing what is
9 R. Doc. No. 30.
10 R. Doc. No. 31.
11 See R. Doc. No. 28 (denying plaintiff’s motion to compel initial disclosures under
Rule 	26(a)(1) 	and 	to 	set 	a 	limited 	discovery 	schedule 	as 	premature 	because
“Defendant has not yet been served, nor has it made an appearance”); see also R. Doc.
No. 10, at 6 (noting that no proof of service had been filed into the record as of
November 10, 2025).
12 See R. Doc. No. 30, at 1 (“The docket reflects issuance of process but does not yet
reflect a returned executed summons.”); R. Doc. No. 31, at 1 (same).
13 See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (“If a defendant is not served within 90 days after the
complaint is filed, the court–on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff–must
dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be
made within a specified time.”).
14 See generally R. Doc. No. 17, 20.
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already on the public record.” Arup US Inc. v. Akmansoy, No. 24-128, 2025 WL
1673837, at *1; see also June Med. Servs., L.L.C. v. Phillips, 22 F. 4th 512, 521 (5th
Cir. 2022) (“It is the solemn duty of the judge to scrupulously examine each document
sought to be sealed.”). If plaintiff wishes to have any prior documents sealed he must
identify those documents or portions thereof for the Court’s review.
As for his request that future medical or disability related filings be filed under
seal, the Court directs plaintiff to the rules for filing documents under seal provided
by this Court’s Local Civil Rule 5.6.15
For the foregoing reasons,
IT 	IS 	ORDERED 	that 	plaintiff’s 	motions16 	are 	DISMISSED 	AS
PREMATURE.
New Orleans, Louisiana, December 5, 2025.
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LANCE M. AFRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
15 	Eastern 	District 	of 	Louisiana 	Local 	Civil 	Rule 	5.6, 	available 	at
https://www.laed.uscourts.gov/attorney-information/rules-and-orders/local-rules.
16 R. Doc. Nos. 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31.
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