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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 16, 2022

Wilson v. Fikes

Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Docket
0:21-cv-00606
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
HabeasCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Wilson v. Fikes, Judge Wright adopted an unobjected-to recommendation, denied Javece Wilson’s petition, and dismissed the matter with prejudice.

Who this affects

Javece Wilson’s petition was denied, and the matter was dismissed with prejudice; Warden Fikes was the respondent.

What happened

In Wilson v. Fikes, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation after no party filed objections. The court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

The court adopted the recommendation, denied Javece Wilson’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and dismissed the matter with prejudice. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims or the recommendation’s reasoning.

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright ordered that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Wilson v. Fikes · No. 0:21-cv-00606
Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Date
Feb. 16, 2022

Background

Javece Wilson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Warden Fikes. The court considered a November 10, 2021 Report and Recommendation prepared by then-United States Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez.

Review of the Recommendation

No objections to the Report and Recommendation were filed. The court stated that, in the absence of timely objections, it would review the recommendation for clear error. After reviewing it and the case record, the court found no clear error.

Ruling

The court adopted the Report and Recommendation, denied Wilson’s petition, and dismissed the matter with prejudice. It also ordered that judgment be entered. The opinion does not include the underlying claims or explain whether the petition was denied on the merits or on a threshold ground.

Judge

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright issued and signed the order.

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