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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 7, 2020

Doe v. Mower County Sheriff Office

Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Docket
0:18-cv-03152
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

Doe v. Mower County Sheriff’s Office: Judge Wright granted defendants’ dismissal motion, dismissing some claims with prejudice and others without prejudice.

Who this affects

John-Henry Doe’s claims against the Mower County Sheriff’s Office were dismissed with prejudice, and his remaining claims were dismissed without prejudice. The defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted, and Doe’s motion to proceed under a pseudonym was denied as moot.

What happened

In John-Henry Doe v. Mower County Sheriff’s Office and Jason Bresser, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation because no party objected. The court found no clear error.

The court adopted the recommendation and granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. Doe’s claims against the Mower County Sheriff’s Office were dismissed with prejudice, while his remaining claims were dismissed without prejudice. The court also denied as moot Doe’s request to proceed under a pseudonym.

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright entered the order on February 7, 2020, and directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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

Case
Doe v. Mower County Sheriff Office · No. 0:18-cv-03152
Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Date
Feb. 7, 2020

Background

The court considered a December 20, 2019 Report and Recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright. No objections were filed. Under the stated procedure, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error.

Ruling

The district court found no clear error and adopted the Report and Recommendation. It granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss.

The court dismissed John-Henry Doe’s claims against the Mower County Sheriff’s Office with prejudice. It dismissed Doe’s remaining claims without prejudice. The court also denied as moot Doe’s motion to proceed under a pseudonym and directed that judgment be entered.

The authoritative version

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