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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled July 9, 2019

Jackson v. Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office PLLP

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:19-cv-01255
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Jackson v. Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office, Judge Tostrud dismissed the action without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denied Jackson’s fee-waiver application as moot.

Who this affects

Howard G. Jackson’s action was dismissed without prejudice, and his application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as moot. Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office PLLP was the defendant.

What happened

Howard G. Jackson sued Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office PLLP in federal court. A magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation, and no party objected.

Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. It found no clear error.

In Jackson v. Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office, Judge Eric C. Tostrud accepted the recommendation, dismissed the action without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, and denied Jackson’s application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs as moot.

The detailed version

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Case
Jackson v. Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office PLLP · No. 0:19-cv-01255
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
July 9, 2019

Background

Howard G. Jackson brought this action against Bradley M. Schaeppi Law Office PLLP. United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a June 20, 2019 report and recommendation. No party objected to the report and recommendation.

Court’s Review

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error because no party objected. The court stated that it found no clear error and relied on the files, records, and proceedings in the case.

Ruling

The court accepted the report and recommendation. It dismissed the action without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court also denied Jackson’s application to proceed in district court without prepaying fees or costs as moot. Judge Eric C. Tostrud signed the order.

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