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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled June 22, 2022

Graham v. National Web Design LLC

Judge
Katherine Menendez
Docket
0:20-cv-01575
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Graham v. National Web Design LLC, Judge Menendez dismissed Graham’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute after accepting the recommendation.

Who this affects

Chester C. Graham’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute; National Web Design LLC was the defendant.

What happened

In Graham v. National Web Design LLC, Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson recommended dismissing Chester C. Graham’s complaint without prejudice because he failed to prosecute the case.

Graham did not object to the recommendation within the allowed time. The district court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.

Judge Katherine M. Menendez accepted the recommendation and dismissed Graham’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. The court ordered that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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

Case
Graham v. National Web Design LLC · No. 0:20-cv-01575
Judge
Katherine Menendez
Date
June 22, 2022

Background

Chester C. Graham sued National Web Design LLC. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson issued a Report and Recommendation on May 27, 2022, recommending that the complaint be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Review of the Recommendation

Graham did not file objections within the permitted period. When no specific objections are filed, the district court reviews a magistrate judge’s recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court reviewed the recommendation and the record and found no error, clear or otherwise.

Ruling

Judge Katherine M. Menendez accepted the Report and Recommendation and dismissed Graham’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. The court also ordered that judgment be entered.

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