Yennie v. Walters
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:18-cv-01626
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Yennie v. Walters, Judge Wright granted the dismissal motion and dismissed Yennie’s complaint with prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Joseph Howard Yennie’s complaint was dismissed with prejudice as to Terrance M. Walters, Karrie Kelly, and Debra A. Jacobson; the motion to dismiss filed by Walters and Jacobson was granted.
What happened
Yennie v. Walters was brought by Joseph Howard Yennie against Terrance M. Walters, Karrie Kelly, and Debra A. Jacobson. The opinion does not describe the claims in Yennie’s complaint.
The court adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation after finding no clear error. It granted the motion to dismiss filed by Walters and Jacobson and dismissed Yennie’s complaint with prejudice as to all defendants for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright entered the order and directed that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Yennie v. Walters · No. 0:18-cv-01626
- Wilhelmina Wright
- Jan. 28, 2019
Background
Joseph Howard Yennie sued Terrance M. Walters, Karrie Kelly, and Debra A. Jacobson. The opinion does not state the factual allegations or legal claims in Yennie’s complaint.
Report and Recommendation
The matter came before the district court on a November 15, 2018 report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright. No timely objections were filed. The district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none. The order notes that Yennie’s objection was docketed on December 19, 2018, after the December 7, 2018 deadline.
Ruling
The court adopted the report and recommendation. It granted the motion to dismiss filed by Walters and Jacobson. It also dismissed Yennie’s complaint with prejudice as to all defendants, including Kelly, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction—the court’s authority to hear the case. The court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
Disposition
Classification: procedural order. The court dismissed the complaint on a jurisdictional ground and did not decide the underlying claims.
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