Redifer v. Vaught
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:25-cv-00933
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Redifer v. Vaught, Judge Tostrud accepted a recommendation, denied the petition, and dismissed the matter without prejudice.
Michael Caine Redifer, Sr.’s petition was denied, and the matter was dismissed without prejudice. The respondents were T. Vaught, Warden, and FCI Sandstone.
What happened
In Michael Caine Redifer, Sr. v. T. Vaught, Warden, and FCI Sandstone, Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois issued an Order and Report and Recommendation on December 29, 2025. No party filed objections; the petitioner’s deadline to object was February 3, 2026.
Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. It found none and accepted the recommendation in full.
Judge Eric C. Tostrud denied Michael Caine Redifer, Sr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and dismissed the matter without prejudice. The order directed that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Redifer v. Vaught · No. 0:25-cv-00933
- Eric Tostrud
- Feb. 10, 2026
Background
Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois issued an Order and Report and Recommendation on December 29, 2025. The opinion states that Michael Caine Redifer, Sr. requested more time to object. The court gave him until February 3, 2026, to file objections, but that deadline passed without any objections from any party.
Review and ruling
Because no party objected, the court reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear error under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The court found no clear error and accepted the Report and Recommendation in full. It denied Michael Caine Redifer, Sr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, dismissed the matter without prejudice, and directed that judgment be entered.
Classification
This is a procedural order because the court adopted the recommendation after clear-error review without addressing the merits of the habeas petition in this opinion. The dismissal was expressly without prejudice.
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