Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:22-cv-01123
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute after Judge Menendez accepted an unobjected-to recommendation.
Eugene Laron Johnson’s action against Ramsey County ADC was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute; the court also deemed his application to proceed without paying filing fees moot.
What happened
In Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC, the court considered a magistrate judge’s recommendation concerning Eugene Laron Johnson’s action against Ramsey County ADC.
No objections were filed to the recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none. It also deemed Johnson’s application to proceed without paying filing fees moot.
Judge Katherine M. Menendez accepted the recommendation and dismissed the action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC · No. 0:22-cv-01123
- Katherine Menendez
- July 27, 2022
Background
The court reviewed a Report and Recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on June 27, 2022. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or explain the conduct that led to the recommendation of dismissal.
Review of the Recommendation
Neither party filed objections within the permitted time. Because there were no objections, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error rather than conducting a de novo review of specific disputed portions. The court stated that, after reviewing the recommendation and the record, it found no error, clear or otherwise.
Ruling
The court accepted the Report and Recommendation. It deemed the application to proceed without paying filing fees moot and dismissed the action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. The order directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
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