Hines v. State of Minnesota
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:18-cv-03250
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 3
In Hines v. State of Minnesota, Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation and denied specified defendants’ motion to dismiss.
The ruling directly affects Fredrick DeWayne Hines and Defendants Augdahl, M.D., Stephen Craane, and Deborah MacNeill; the motion to dismiss was denied.
What happened
Hines v. State of Minnesota involved a motion to dismiss filed by Augdahl, M.D., Stephen Craane, and Deborah MacNeill.
A magistrate judge recommended a ruling, and no party objected. The district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error.
Judge Eric C. Tostrud found no clear error, accepted the recommendation, and denied the motion to dismiss.
The detailed version
- Hines v. State of Minnesota · No. 0:18-cv-03250
- Eric Tostrud
- June 3, 2019
Background
The opinion addresses a motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Augdahl, M.D., Stephen Craane (identified in the complaint as “Stephan Cranna”), and Deborah MacNeill. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the arguments made in the motion.
Review of the Recommendation
United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson issued a Report and Recommendation on May 10, 2019. No party objected. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the recommendation.
Ruling
The court found no clear error. Judge Eric C. Tostrud ordered that the Report and Recommendation be accepted and that the motion to dismiss by Augdahl, M.D., Stephen Craane, and Deborah MacNeill be denied.
Read the full 3-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.