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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled July 5, 2022

Johnson v. Pfieffer

Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Docket
0:22-cv-00304
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Johnson v. Pfieffer, Judge Wright dismissed Johnson’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute and denied his pending motions as moot.

Who this affects

R Wayne Johnson’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and his pending motions were denied as moot. The defendants were affected by the termination of this action.

What happened

In Johnson v. Pfieffer, R Wayne Johnson sued Sarah Pfieffer, Amy Draeger, T.S. Barnetto, and Amy Pletscher. The court considered a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, and no one filed objections.

Because there were no timely objections, the court reviewed the report for clear error. It found no clear error in the recommendation.

Judge Wright adopted the report, dismissed Johnson’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute, and denied Johnson’s pending motions as moot.

The detailed version

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

Case
Johnson v. Pfieffer · No. 0:22-cv-00304
Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Date
July 5, 2022

Background

R Wayne Johnson brought this action against Sarah Pfieffer, Amy Draeger, T.S. Barnetto, and Amy Pletscher. The court had before it a June 1, 2022 report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson. No objections were filed.

Review of the Recommendation

When no timely objections are filed, the district court reviews a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation for clear error. The court reviewed the report and found no clear error.

Ruling

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright adopted the June 1, 2022 report and recommendation. The court dismissed Johnson’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. The court also denied Johnson’s pending motions as moot and directed that judgment be entered accordingly.

Effect of the Order

The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or decide their merits. The complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and the pending motions were denied as moot.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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