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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 23, 2019

Grande v. State of MN

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:18-cv-02904
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Grande v. State of MN, Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation and dismissed Grande’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Who this affects

Patrick Ryan Grande’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or explain the practical effect on the listed defendants.

What happened

Grande v. State of MN involved the court’s review of a magistrate judge’s recommendation concerning Patrick Ryan Grande’s complaint.

No party objected to the recommendation, so the court reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake.

Judge Eric C. Tostrud found no clear error, accepted the recommendation, and ordered Grande’s complaint dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Grande v. State of MN · No. 0:18-cv-02904
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
Apr. 23, 2019

Background

The court received an April 1, 2019 report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Katherine Menendez. The opinion does not describe the claims in Patrick Ryan Grande’s complaint or the events underlying the case.

Court’s Review

No party objected to the report and recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court stated that it found no clear error based on the case files, records, and proceedings.

Ruling

Judge Eric C. Tostrud accepted the report and recommendation. The court ordered that Grande’s complaint be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The opinion does not explain the conduct that constituted failure to prosecute.

The authoritative version

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