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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled July 19, 2024

MacDermott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Judge
Jeffrey Bryan
Docket
0:24-cv-01984
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In MacDermott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Judge Bryan adopted the recommendation and denied both class-related motions without prejudice as premature.

Who this affects

Troy Nicholas MacDermott, whose motions to certify a class and appoint class counsel were denied without prejudice as premature.

What happened

In MacDermott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation after neither party objected. The case involved Troy Nicholas MacDermott’s motions to certify a class and appoint class counsel.

The court found no clear error and adopted the recommendation. It denied both motions without prejudice because they were premature.

Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan issued the order for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

The detailed version

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Case
MacDermott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons · No. 0:24-cv-01984
Judge
Jeffrey M. Bryan
Date
July 19, 2024

Background

Troy Nicholas MacDermott sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Bureau of Prisons, and Collette S. Peters, identified as the Bureau of Prisons director in her official capacity. MacDermott filed a motion to certify a class and a motion to appoint class counsel.

United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a Report and Recommendation dated June 25, 2024. Neither party filed a timely objection. Without timely objections, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error.

Ruling

The court found no clear error and adopted the Report and Recommendation. It denied MacDermott’s Motion to Certify Class without prejudice as premature. It also denied MacDermott’s Motion to Appoint Class Counsel without prejudice as premature.

The order was signed by Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan.

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