Judish v. City of Eden Prairie
- Laura Provinzino
- 0:25-cv-01302
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Judish v. City of Eden Prairie, Judge Provinzino adopted the recommendation, dismissing five defendants with prejudice and Minnesota’s peace-officer board without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
Leah Erickson, the Eden Prairie Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hennepin County Jail, and the Office of the Hennepin County Prosecutor were dismissed with prejudice. The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training was dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. The opinion does not state the effect on the remaining defendants.
What happened
In Judish v. City of Eden Prairie, a report and recommendation advised dismissing Leah Erickson, the Eden Prairie Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hennepin County Jail, and the Office of the Hennepin County Prosecutor with prejudice. It also advised dismissing the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
No party objected to the recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning it looked for an obvious mistake.
Judge Laura M. Provinzino found no clear error and adopted the recommendation. The court dismissed the five listed defendants with prejudice and dismissed the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. It ordered judgment entered accordingly.
The detailed version
- Judish v. City of Eden Prairie · No. 0:25-cv-01302
- Laura M. Provinzino
- June 30, 2025
Background
The court considered a report and recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster on May 22, 2025. The recommendation addressed whether several defendants should remain in the case.
Report and Recommendation
The report and recommendation advised dismissing Leah Erickson, the Eden Prairie Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hennepin County Jail, and the Office of the Hennepin County Prosecutor with prejudice. It advised dismissing the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
No party objected. Under the applicable procedure, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the recommendation.
Ruling
Judge Laura M. Provinzino found no clear error and adopted the report and recommendation. The court ordered that Leah Erickson, the Eden Prairie Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hennepin County Jail, and the Office of the Hennepin County Prosecutor be dismissed with prejudice. It ordered that the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training be dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. The court also ordered judgment entered accordingly.
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