Roybal v. Schnell
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:24-cv-01652
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Roybal v. Schnell, Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation, denied Roybal’s class-certification motion as moot, and dismissed the action without prejudice.
Kristopher Lee Roybal’s action was dismissed without prejudice, and his motion to certify the complaint as a class-action lawsuit was denied as moot.
What happened
In Roybal v. Schnell, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation after no party objected to it. The case involved Kristopher Lee Roybal as plaintiff and Paul Schnell, sued in his official capacity, as defendant.
The court found no clear error in the recommendation and accepted it. It denied Roybal’s motion to certify the complaint as a class-action lawsuit as moot and dismissed the action without prejudice.
Judge Eric C. Tostrud entered the order on December 27, 2024. The opinion does not explain in this order why the class-certification motion was moot or the basis for dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Roybal v. Schnell · No. 0:24-cv-01652
- Eric Tostrud
- Dec. 27, 2024
Background
Kristopher Lee Roybal sued Paul Schnell, Commissioner of Corrections, in Schnell’s official capacity. The opinion addresses Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz’s Report and Recommendation issued on October 28, 2024, and Roybal’s motion to certify the complaint as a class-action lawsuit.
Court’s review
No party objected to the Report and Recommendation. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court found no clear error.
Rulings
The court accepted the Report and Recommendation. It denied Roybal’s motion to certify the complaint as a class-action lawsuit as moot. It dismissed the action without prejudice, meaning the dismissal does not itself bar a later filing. The order does not state the reason the class-certification motion was moot or explain the underlying basis for the dismissal.
Result
The action was dismissed without prejudice, and judgment was ordered to be entered accordingly.
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