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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled June 3, 2019

Hines v. State of Minnesota

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:18-cv-03250
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
3
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

In Hines v. State of Minnesota, Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation and denied specified defendants’ motion to dismiss.

Who this affects

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

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

Case
Hines v. State of Minnesota · No. 0:18-cv-03250
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
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.

The authoritative version

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