As-Sidiq v. Clay County Jail
La’Quedrick As-Sidiq v. Clay County Jail; Medical Services; Samantha, Head (RN), in her official capacity; and Lexi/Alexis, Nurse, in her individual capacity
- Laura Provinzino
- 0:25-cv-02317
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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Judge Provinzino dismissed La'Quedrick As-Sidiq's complaint against Clay County Jail and its nurses without prejudice, adopting a magistrate judge's recommendation to grant all motions to dismiss.
Incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals who file civil complaints against county jails and jail medical staff, particularly those who may miss deadlines or fail to respond to court filings during proceedings.
What happened
In As-Sidiq v. Clay County Jail, plaintiff La'Quedrick As-Sidiq sued Clay County Jail, an entity called Medical Services, and two nurses — identified in the caption as Samantha (Head RN) and Lexi/Alexis — over claims related to his time at the jail. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster, who issued a Report and Recommendation suggesting that the court grant the defendants' motions to dismiss and throw out the complaint without prejudice, meaning As-Sidiq could potentially refile.
As-Sidiq did not file any objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation within the required time. The court noted that As-Sidiq had submitted a change of address notice after the normal objection deadline passed, so the court mailed the Report and Recommendation to his new address — but still received no objections or other correspondence from him.
Judge Laura M. Provinzino reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear legal error, found none, and adopted it in full. The court granted Clay County Jail's motion to dismiss, granted the motion to dismiss filed by nurses Samantha Hoppe and Alexis Blommel, dismissed Medical Services under a federal statute governing cases filed without prepayment of fees (28 U.S.C. § 1915), and dismissed As-Sidiq's entire complaint without prejudice.
The detailed version
- As-Sidiq v. Clay County Jail · No. 0:25-cv-02317
- Laura M. Provinzino
- Aug. 19, 2026
Background
Plaintiff La'Quedrick As-Sidiq filed a complaint (ECF No. 1) against four defendants: Clay County Jail; an entity called Medical Services; Samantha Hoppe, identified in the caption as Head RN in her official capacity; and Alexis Blommel, identified as a nurse in her individual capacity. The nature of the underlying claims is not described in this order; the order concerns only the procedural disposition.
Report and Recommendation
United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster issued a Report and Recommendation (R&R) on June 26, 2026 (ECF No. 56), recommending that the district court: - Grant Clay County Jail's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 31); - Grant Samantha Hoppe and Alexis Blommel's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 42); - Dismiss Medical Services under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (the statute authorizing courts to screen and dismiss cases brought by plaintiffs who proceed without prepaying filing fees); - Dismiss As-Sidiq's complaint without prejudice.
Objections and Address Change
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), As-Sidiq's objections to the R&R would ordinarily have been due on July 10, 2026. On July 16, 2026 — after that deadline but before the district court ruled — the court received a change of address notice from As-Sidiq. The court ordered the R&R mailed to the new address on July 17, 2026. As-Sidiq filed no objections and sent no other correspondence after that mailing.
Standard of Review
Because no objections were filed, Judge Provinzino reviewed the R&R under the clear error standard, as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) and the Eighth Circuit's decision in Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996). Under this deferential standard, the district court looks only for obvious mistakes in the magistrate judge's analysis.
Ruling
Finding no clear error, Judge Provinzino adopted the R&R in full and issued the following orders:
- The R&R (ECF No. 56) is adopted.
- Clay County Jail's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 31) is granted.
- Samantha Hoppe and Alexis Blommel's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 42) is granted.
- Medical Services is dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
- 5. As-Sidiq's complaint (ECF No. 1) is dismissed without prejudice.
A dismissal without prejudice means the plaintiff is not permanently barred from refiling his claims, though any refiling would be subject to applicable procedural and substantive rules. The court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
Note on Party Names
The case caption identifies the nursing defendants only as "Samantha, Head (RN)" and "Lexi/Alexis, Nurse." The order itself refers to these defendants by their full names — Samantha Hoppe and Alexis Blommel — as those names appear in the motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 31 and 42).
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