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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 19, 2018

Koski v. Jago

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:18-cv-02085
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Koski v. Jago, Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation, dismissed the action without prejudice, and denied Jacqueline K. Koski’s application to proceed without paying filing fees.

Who this affects

Jacqueline K. Koski’s action was dismissed without prejudice, and her application to proceed without paying filing fees was denied. The named defendants were affected by the dismissal of the action.

What happened

Koski v. Jago concerned a case brought by Jacqueline K. Koski against James Jago, Sara Janofski, Elizabeth Seibenalor, and St. Louis County PHHS. The district court had received a magistrate judge’s recommended decision, and no party objected.

Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court found no clear error and accepted the recommendation.

Judge Eric C. Tostrud dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). He also denied Koski’s application to proceed without paying filing fees, and the court directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Koski v. Jago · No. 0:18-cv-02085
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
Dec. 19, 2018

Background

The opinion identifies Jacqueline K. Koski as the plaintiff and James Jago, Sara Janofski, Elizabeth Seibenalor, and St. Louis County PHHS as defendants. It does not describe the claims or the events underlying the action. The court had received a November 29, 2018 Report and Recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois.

Review of the Recommendation

No party objected to the Report and Recommendation. The district court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court stated that it found no clear error and accepted the recommendation.

Ruling

The court dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The opinion does not explain the specific basis for applying that provision beyond citing it. The court also denied Koski’s application to proceed without paying filing fees, a request commonly called proceeding in forma pauperis. The court directed that judgment be entered.

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