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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled May 2, 2025

Perkins v. Synchrony Bank

Judge
Laura Provinzino
Docket
0:23-cv-03168
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Perkins v. Synchrony Bank, Judge Provinzino adopted a recommendation and dismissed Perkins’s claims against two defendants without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Who this affects

Eli Perkins, III’s claims against Wings Financial Credit Union and Equifax Information Services, Inc. were dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not state the disposition of claims against Synchrony Bank.

What happened

In Perkins v. Synchrony Bank, Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins recommended dismissing Eli Perkins, III’s remaining claims for failure to prosecute. No party objected within the permitted time.

The district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. It adopted the recommendation and dismissed Perkins’s claims against Wings Financial Credit Union and Equifax Information Services, Inc. without prejudice.

Judge Laura M. Provinzino entered the order on May 2, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying merits of those claims.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Perkins v. Synchrony Bank · No. 0:23-cv-03168
Judge
Laura M. Provinzino
Date
May 2, 2025

Background

The court considered a report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins. The recommendation advised dismissing Eli Perkins, III’s remaining claims for failure to prosecute. No objections were filed within the permitted period.

Court’s review

Because no objections were filed, the district court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The court found no clear error.

Ruling

The court adopted the report and recommendation. It dismissed Perkins’s claims against Wings Financial Credit Union and Equifax Information Services, Inc. without prejudice and directed that judgment be entered. The order resolved the claims on a failure-to-prosecute ground rather than deciding their underlying merits.

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