Walton v. Blue Earth County
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:20-cv-00165
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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Walton v. Blue Earth County: Judge Tostrud accepted the recommendation, granted dismissal, and dismissed Walton’s complaint with prejudice.
Tierre Theo Walton’s case was ended; Blue Earth County and Bradley Peterson obtained dismissal of the complaint.
What happened
In Walton v. Blue Earth County, Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez recommended dismissing Tierre Theo Walton’s complaint against Blue Earth County and Bradley Peterson. No party objected to the recommendation.
The court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. It accepted the recommendation and granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Judge Eric C. Tostrud ordered that the complaint be dismissed with prejudice, meaning the case was ended and the complaint could not be refiled. The court also directed that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Walton v. Blue Earth County · No. 0:20-cv-00165
- Eric Tostrud
- Apr. 8, 2021
Background
Tierre Theo Walton sued Blue Earth County and Bradley Peterson, identified in the caption as the sheriff of Blue Earth County. The opinion does not describe the underlying allegations or the legal grounds for the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Report and Recommendation
Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez issued a Report and Recommendation on March 1, 2021. No party objected. Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the recommendation.
Ruling
The court found no clear error and accepted the Report and Recommendation. It granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. It also dismissed the complaint with prejudice and directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
Effect
The order ended the case in the district court. Because the complaint was dismissed with prejudice, the dismissal bars refiling that complaint. The opinion does not state the specific basis for dismissal.
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