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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled Apr. 27, 2026

Bierbrauer v. Zahn

Judge
Laura Provinzino
Docket
0:24-cv-03812
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2

Counsel1 of record
DEFENDANT
Kevin Jonassen Minnesota Attorney General's Office

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Summary JudgmentCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Brandon Bierbrauer v. Dennis Zahn, Judge Provinzino adopted the recommendation, granted summary judgment to Zahn, and dismissed the matter with prejudice.

Who this affects

Brandon Bierbrauer’s claims against Dennis Zahn were dismissed with prejudice, and Zahn’s motion for summary judgment was granted.

What happened

Brandon Bierbrauer v. Dennis Zahn involved Zahn’s request for summary judgment on Bierbrauer’s claims against him.

A magistrate judge recommended granting Zahn’s motion and dismissing Bierbrauer’s claims. No one objected to that recommendation, so the court reviewed it for clear error and found none.

Judge Laura M. Provinzino adopted the recommendation, granted Zahn’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissed the matter with prejudice. The court directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Bierbrauer v. Zahn · No. 0:24-cv-03812
Judge
Laura M. Provinzino
Date
Apr. 27, 2026

Background

The court considered Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster’s report and recommendation. The report recommended granting Defendant Dennis Zahn’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing Plaintiff Brandon Bierbrauer’s claims against Zahn.

Court’s Review

Neither party filed objections to the report and recommendation. Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The court stated that it found no clear error.

Ruling

Judge Laura M. Provinzino adopted the report and recommendation. The court granted Zahn’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the matter with prejudice. The court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.

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