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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 3, 2025

Becerra v. United States

Judge
Jeffrey Bryan
Docket
0:24-cv-04309
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Becerra v. United States, Judge Bryan adopted a recommendation and dismissed the action without prejudice after finding no clear error.

Who this affects

Erik Becerra's action against the United States of America and the other listed defendants was dismissed without prejudice. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

What happened

In Becerra v. United States, Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung recommended dismissing the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The opinion does not state the underlying claims or the reason for that recommendation.

Neither party objected to the recommendation before the deadline. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.

Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan adopted the recommendation and ordered that the action be dismissed without prejudice. The court directed that judgment be entered, but it did not decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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Case
Becerra v. United States · No. 0:24-cv-04309
Judge
Jeffrey M. Bryan
Date
Feb. 3, 2025

Background

Erik Becerra brought this action against the United States of America and the other defendants listed in the caption. The opinion does not describe the claims. United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung issued a Report and Recommendation recommending dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

Review of the Recommendation

Neither party filed an objection, and the deadline for doing so had passed. The court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court found no clear error after reviewing the case file, records, and proceedings.

Ruling

Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan adopted the Report and Recommendation. The action was dismissed without prejudice, and the court ordered that judgment be entered. The order did not reach the merits of the underlying claims.

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