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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled June 22, 2022

Jason H. v. Kijakazi

Judge
Katherine Menendez
Docket
0:21-cv-00174
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Social SecuritySummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Jason H. v. Kijakazi, Judge Menendez denied Jason H.’s motion, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Who this affects

Jason H. and Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

What happened

In Jason H. v. Kijakazi, a magistrate judge recommended denying Jason H.’s motion for summary judgment and granting Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment.

No one objected to the recommendation. The district court found no clear error, accepted the recommendation, denied Jason H.’s motion, granted Kijakazi’s motion, and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Judge Katherine M. Menendez entered the order on June 22, 2022.

The detailed version

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

Case
Jason H. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:21-cv-00174
Judge
Katherine Menendez
Date
June 22, 2022

Background

The case came before the district court on a report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright. The recommendation advised the court to deny Jason H.’s motion for summary judgment and grant Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment.

Court’s Review

No objections were filed. Because there were no objections, the district court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. After reviewing the recommendation and the record, the court found no error, clear or otherwise.

Ruling

The court accepted the report and recommendation, denied Jason H.’s motion for summary judgment, and granted Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment. The court also dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the dismissal bars refiling the same case. Judge Katherine M. Menendez directed that judgment be entered.

The authoritative version

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