Lloyd v. Century Link
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:18-cv-03077
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 1
In Lloyd v. Century Link, Judge Wright adopted the recommendation, dismissed Lloyd’s complaint without prejudice, and denied his fee-waiver application as moot.
Jeffrey A. Lloyd’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and his application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as moot. The opinion does not report a merits ruling affecting Century Link.
What happened
In Lloyd v. Century Link, the district court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation after no timely objections were filed. The opinion does not state why the complaint was dismissed.
The court found no clear error in the recommendation, adopted it, and dismissed Jeffrey A. Lloyd’s complaint without prejudice. It also denied Lloyd’s application to proceed without paying court fees or costs as moot.
Judge Wright ordered judgment to be entered. The ruling did not decide the substance of Lloyd’s claims, and the opinion does not explain the basis for dismissal.
The detailed version
- Lloyd v. Century Link · No. 0:18-cv-03077
- Wilhelmina Wright
- Jan. 16, 2019
Background
Jeffrey A. Lloyd sued Century Link. The court considered a December 7, 2018 report and recommendation prepared by United States Magistrate Judge Steven E. Rau. Lloyd did not file objections within the permitted period.
Court’s analysis
Because no timely objections were filed, the district court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error. The court reviewed the recommendation and the case materials and found no clear error. The opinion does not state the recommendation’s reasoning or explain why Lloyd’s complaint was dismissed.
Ruling
The court adopted the December 7, 2018 report and recommendation. It dismissed Lloyd’s complaint without prejudice and denied his application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs as moot. The court ordered judgment to be entered. This was a procedural disposition; the opinion does not show that the court reached the merits of Lloyd’s claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.