Psomas v. Olmsted County
Alicia Psomas v. Olmsted County, Minnesota; Columbia County, Wisconsin; Tikki Brown, Commissioner, Department of Children Youth and Family; Shireen Gandhi, Acting Commissioner of Minnesota DHS, in her official capacity; Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Health; Kari Justin, in her individual and official capacities; Kari Hohn, in her individual and official capacities; Lindsey Gottschalk, in her individual and official capacities; Jennifer Adam, in her individual and official capacities; Cindy Hoagland, in her individual and official capacities; Sherri Webster, in her individual and official capacities; Shelly Glover, in her individual and official capacities; Brenda Kroening, in her individual and official capacities; Abby Barone, in her individual and official capacities; and Amy
- Donovan Frank
- 0:26-cv-00323
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Alicia Psomas v. Olmsted County, Judge Frank dismissed the complaint without prejudice and denied or denied as moot Psomas’s related motions.
Alicia Psomas, whose complaint was dismissed without prejudice and whose motions were denied or denied as moot; the listed defendants were parties to the case.
What happened
In Alicia Psomas v. Olmsted County, the court considered a magistrate judge’s recommendation about Psomas’s complaint and several motions. The opinion does not describe the underlying facts, instead incorporating the recommendation’s factual background.
No one filed objections to the recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.
Judge Frank adopted the recommendation, dismissed the complaint without prejudice, denied the motions for a protective order and to seal the court record, and denied the motion for a temporary restraining order as moot.
The detailed version
- Psomas v. Olmsted County · No. 0:26-cv-00323
- Donovan Frank
- June 8, 2026
Background
The opinion concerns Alicia Psomas’s complaint against the listed defendants. It does not recount the underlying facts or explain the claims in detail. Instead, it states that the factual background appears in Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty’s Report and Recommendation dated May 8, 2026, and incorporates that background by reference.
Report and Recommendation
The magistrate judge recommended dismissing the complaint without prejudice, denying Psomas’s motion for a temporary restraining order as moot, and denying her motions for a protective order and to seal the court record. No objections were filed within the time allowed by the local rule. When no objections are filed, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error. After reviewing the recommendation and the record, the court found no clear error.
Ruling
Judge Donovan W. Frank adopted the Report and Recommendation. The court ordered that:
- Psomas’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice. - Her motion for a protective order was denied. - Her motion to seal the court record was denied. - Her motion for a temporary restraining order was denied as moot.
The order does not state the reason for dismissing the complaint or decide the underlying claims. The dismissal was without prejudice, meaning the order itself did not bar refiling the complaint.
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