Robinson v. Barnes
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:18-cv-02478
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Robinson v. Barnes, Judge Tostrud transferred Robinson’s matter to Virginia for consideration as part of proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Tiffany Shamaine Robinson’s matter was transferred from the District of Minnesota to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Warden Nanette Barnes was the respondent.
What happened
In Robinson v. Barnes, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation concerning Robinson’s matter. The recommendation proposed transferring the matter to the federal court in Virginia.
No party objected to the recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.
Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation and ordered the matter transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for consideration as part of proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
The detailed version
- Robinson v. Barnes · No. 0:18-cv-02478
- Eric Tostrud
- Nov. 20, 2018
Background
Tiffany Shamaine Robinson was the petitioner, and Warden Nanette Barnes was the respondent. The court received an October 29, 2018, report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. The report recommended transferring the matter to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for consideration as part of proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in a related federal criminal case.
Review
No party objected to the report and recommendation. Under the court’s stated procedure, it therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The court found no clear error based on the files, records, and proceedings in the matter.
Ruling
Judge Eric C. Tostrud accepted the report and recommendation. The court ordered that the matter be transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for consideration as part of the proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
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