Yannice Y. Nunez v. L.C. Davis, Acting Warden

Background

Petitioner Yannice Y. Nunez filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus — a federal court request for release from allegedly unlawful custody — against L.C. Davis, identified in the caption as Acting Warden. The opinion does not describe the underlying grounds for the petition or the nature of the custody.

Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation

United States Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard issued a Report and Recommendation (R&R) on July 23, 2026, recommending that the petition be denied as moot. The basis for that recommendation was that Nunez had been released from custody during the pendency of the case, eliminating the live case or controversy required for a federal court to exercise jurisdiction. No party objected to the R&R, and the time to do so passed under District of Minnesota Local Rule 72.2(b)(1).

Standard of Review

Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 72.2(b), a district court must review de novo (anew, without deference) any portion of an R&R to which specific objections are made. Where, as here, no objections are filed, the district court reviews only for clear error. The court cited Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) in support of that standard.

Ruling

Judge Magnuson reviewed the R&R and found no error, clear or otherwise, in Magistrate Judge Bullard's reasoning. He adopted the R&R, denied the petition as moot, and dismissed the matter with prejudice.