Palmer v. State of Minnesota
- Paul Magnuson
- 0:25-cv-01148
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Palmer v. State of Minnesota, Judge Magnuson adopted the report, denied Palmer’s petition, and dismissed the action without prejudice.
David Edward Palmer’s habeas petition and related applications were denied, and his action was dismissed without prejudice. The State of Minnesota was the respondent.
What happened
In Palmer v. State of Minnesota, David Edward Palmer sought habeas relief from the State of Minnesota. Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins recommended denying the petition and not issuing a certificate of appealability.
Palmer sent two letters to the Clerk of Court, but he did not file objections to the recommendation before the deadline. Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error rather than conducting a full review of disputed issues.
Judge Magnuson found no error and adopted the recommendation. The court denied the petition, denied Palmer’s application to proceed without paying filing costs, denied his motion to have his filings returned, dismissed the action without prejudice, and directed that no certificate of appealability issue.
The detailed version
- Palmer v. State of Minnesota · No. 0:25-cv-01148
- Paul Magnuson
- May 16, 2025
Background
David Edward Palmer filed a petition seeking habeas relief against the State of Minnesota. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the relief Palmer sought in detail. Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the petition be denied and that no certificate of appealability be issued.
Review of the Recommendation
Palmer sent two letters to the Clerk of Court, but he did not file objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the deadline for doing so had passed. The court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error. After reviewing it, the court found no error, clear or otherwise, in the magistrate judge’s reasoning.
Rulings
Judge Magnuson adopted the Report and Recommendation. The court denied the petition; denied Palmer’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, meaning an application to proceed without paying the required filing costs; denied his motion to return his filings; dismissed the action without prejudice; and ordered that no certificate of appealability issue. The opinion does not state the underlying basis for denying the habeas petition because it addresses the recommendation only under clear-error review.
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