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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 9, 2019

Stone v. Jesson

Judge
Elizabeth Cowan Wright
Docket
0:11-cv-00951
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Class ActionCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Stone v. Jesson, Judge Wright adopted the recommendation and denied Stone’s motion to certify a class.

Who this affects

Charles Richard Stone, whose motion to certify a class was denied. The opinion does not describe the proposed class or identify any additional affected people.

What happened

In Stone v. Jesson, Charles Richard Stone asked the court to certify a class in his case. The opinion does not describe the claims or the proposed class.

A magistrate judge recommended denying the motion. Because no one objected, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright adopted the recommendation and denied Stone’s motion to certify a class.

The detailed version

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

Case
Stone v. Jesson · No. 0:11-cv-00951
Judge
Elizabeth Cowan Wright
Date
Aug. 9, 2019

Background

Charles Richard Stone filed a motion to certify a class. The opinion does not provide details about the underlying claims, the proposed class, or the arguments on class certification.

Recommendation and Review

United States Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer issued a May 30, 2019 Report and Recommendation recommending disposition of the class-certification motion. No objections were filed. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The court stated that it found no clear error.

Ruling

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright adopted the May 30, 2019 Report and Recommendation and denied Charles Richard Stone’s Motion to Certify Class. The opinion does not state any other disposition.

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