Jackson v. Dayton
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:17-cv-00880
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Jackson v. Dayton, Judge Wright denied Jackson’s two reconsideration motions because his appeal removed district-court jurisdiction.
Tony Dejuan Jackson’s two motions for reconsideration were denied; the district court did not reach the underlying merits.
What happened
In Jackson v. Dayton, Tony Dejuan Jackson asked the district court to reconsider its August 3, 2018 order adopting a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. He filed one motion on January 29, 2019, and another on February 20, 2019.
Jackson had filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on August 17, 2018. The district court said that, after an appeal is filed, jurisdiction rests with the appeals court rather than the district court.
The district court denied both reconsideration motions for lack of jurisdiction. Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright signed the order.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Dayton · No. 0:17-cv-00880
- Wilhelmina Wright
- Feb. 25, 2019
Background
The court considered two motions filed by Tony Dejuan Jackson seeking reconsideration of the district court’s August 3, 2018 order. That earlier order adopted the report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung. Jackson filed the first reconsideration motion on January 29, 2019, and the second on February 20, 2019.
Jurisdiction
The court explained that filing a notice of appeal generally transfers jurisdiction over the case to the court of appeals. Jackson had filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on August 17, 2018. The district court therefore concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to decide either reconsideration motion.
Disposition
The court denied Jackson’s January 29, 2019 motion for lack of jurisdiction. It also denied Jackson’s February 20, 2019 motion for lack of jurisdiction. Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright signed the order.
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