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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 22, 2026

Phelps v. TC/ American Crane Company

Judge
Jeffrey Bryan
Docket
0:25-cv-00817
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

In Trenton Phelps v. TC/ American Crane Company, Judge Bryan adopted the recommendation, dismissed the complaint without prejudice, and partly granted and partly denied the motion to dismiss.

Who this affects

Trenton Phelps and TC/ American Crane Company; the complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and the defendant’s motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part.

What happened

In Trenton Phelps v. TC/ American Crane Company, a magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action without prejudice. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims or the reasons for that recommendation.

Neither party objected by the deadline. The court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Judge Bryan adopted the recommendation, granted in part and denied in part the defendant’s motion to dismiss, and dismissed the complaint without prejudice. The court directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Phelps v. TC/ American Crane Company · No. 0:25-cv-00817
Judge
Jeffrey M. Bryan
Date
Jan. 22, 2026

Background

The court considered a Report and Recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on October 14, 2025. The recommendation was that the action be dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not describe the claims, the factual allegations, or the grounds for dismissal.

Neither party filed objections, and the deadline for doing so had passed. Under the applicable review standard, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record.

Ruling

The court found no clear error and adopted the Report and Recommendation. It granted in part and denied in part TC/ American Crane Company’s motion to dismiss. It also dismissed the complaint without prejudice and ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.

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