Weston v. Coughlin
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:22-cv-01464
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Weston v. Coughlin, Judge Wright adopted the report, dismissed the action without prejudice, and denied Anthony Weston’s fee-waiver request as moot.
Anthony Weston’s action was dismissed without prejudice. His application to proceed without paying filing fees was denied as moot. The opinion does not describe any separate relief affecting Paul Coughlin.
What happened
In Weston v. Coughlin, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s June 8, 2022 report and recommendation. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the report’s reasoning.
No one objected to the report. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.
Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright adopted the report, dismissed the action without prejudice, and denied Anthony Weston’s application to proceed without paying filing fees as moot. The order entered judgment accordingly.
The detailed version
- Weston v. Coughlin · No. 0:22-cv-01464
- Wilhelmina Wright
- July 26, 2022
Background
The court considered the June 8, 2022 report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims or explain the recommendation’s reasoning.
Review of the Report
Neither party filed objections to the report and recommendation. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the court reviewed the report for clear error because no timely objections were filed. The court found no clear error after reviewing the report and the case record.
Ruling
The court adopted the June 8, 2022 report and recommendation. It dismissed the action without prejudice, meaning the order did not bar refiling based on the language provided. The court also denied Anthony Weston’s application to proceed without paying filing fees as moot. The court directed that judgment be entered.
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