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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled July 26, 2022

Sara A. v. Kijakazi

Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Docket
0:21-cv-01391
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Summary JudgmentCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Sara A. v. Kijakazi, Judge Wright denied Sara A.’s summary-judgment motion and granted Kijakazi’s, adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation.

Who this affects

Sara A.’s motion for summary judgment was denied, while Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment was granted.

What happened

In Sara A. v. Kijakazi, the district court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation concerning the parties’ requests for summary judgment, which asks the court to decide a case without a trial.

The opinion says that no one filed objections to the recommendation. It does not explain the underlying dispute or the recommendation’s reasoning.

Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright found no clear error, adopted the recommendation, denied Sara A.’s motion for summary judgment, granted Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion, and ordered judgment accordingly.

The detailed version

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

Case
Sara A. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:21-cv-01391
Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Date
July 26, 2022

Background

The court considered the June 13, 2022 report and recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson. The opinion does not provide the underlying facts, claims, or reasoning addressed in that report.

Review of the Recommendation

No timely objections were filed. The district court therefore reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record. The court stated that it found no clear error.

Ruling

The court adopted the report and recommendation. It denied plaintiff Sara A.’s motion for summary judgment and granted defendant Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment. The court ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.

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