Mullins v. Morgan
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:23-cv-01855
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Mullins v. Morgan, Judge Blackwell accepted the recommendation, granted both motions, and dismissed Count II without prejudice for two defendants and with prejudice for Dr. Morgan, dismissing all three from the case.
Gary Mullins, Jr., Dr. Morgan, Karin Parsons, and Rachel Wolfe were directly affected. The three individual defendants were dismissed from the case; Count II was dismissed without prejudice as to Parsons and Wolfe and with prejudice as to Dr. Morgan. The order does not state a disposition for the United States.
What happened
Mullins v. Morgan involved Gary Mullins, Jr., who represented himself, and defendants Dr. Morgan, Karin Parsons, and Rachel Wolfe. The opinion does not describe what Count II alleged or the grounds for the motions to dismiss.
Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a report and recommendation on December 30, 2024. No party objected within the allowed time, so the court reviewed the recommendation for an obvious error and found none.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell accepted the recommendation, granted the three defendants’ motion to dismiss, and granted Mullins’s motion to dismiss Dr. Morgan from Count II. Count II was dismissed without prejudice as to Parsons and Wolfe and with prejudice as to Dr. Morgan, and all three defendants were dismissed from the case.
The detailed version
- Mullins v. Morgan · No. 0:23-cv-01855
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Jan. 27, 2025
Background
Gary Mullins, Jr. represented himself. The caption identifies Dr. Morgan, Karin Parsons, and Rachel Wolfe as defendants, along with the United States. The opinion does not explain the allegations in Count II or the legal grounds asserted in the motions.
United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a Report and Recommendation on December 30, 2024. No objection was filed within the permitted period. Under the cited rule, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.
Rulings
The court ordered the following:
- The December 30, 2024 Report and Recommendation was accepted. - The motion to dismiss filed by Dr. Morgan, Karin Parsons, and Rachel Wolfe was granted. - Mullins’s motion to dismiss Dr. Morgan from Count II was granted. - Count II as asserted against Karin Parsons and Rachel Wolfe was dismissed without prejudice. - Count II as asserted against Dr. Morgan was dismissed with prejudice. - Dr. Morgan, Karin Parsons, and Rachel Wolfe were dismissed from the case.
The order does not state a disposition for the United States.
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