Haukoos v. Miles
- Paul Magnuson
- 0:22-cv-01142
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Haukoos v. Miles, Judge Magnuson dismissed Michael Allen Haukoos’s petition without prejudice after finding it moot and adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Michael Allen Haukoos’s petition and motion were denied as moot, and his matter was dismissed without prejudice. The respondents were Eddie Miles, Warden, and MCF – St. Cloud.
What happened
Michael Allen Haukoos asked the District of Minnesota for relief concerning a detainer and other alleged illegal holds. A magistrate judge recommended denying the petition as moot and dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.
No party objected to that recommendation before the deadline. The district court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.
In Haukoos v. Miles, Judge Magnuson adopted the recommendation, denied the motion and petition as moot, and dismissed the matter without prejudice.
The detailed version
- Haukoos v. Miles · No. 0:22-cv-01142
- Paul Magnuson
- Aug. 31, 2022
Background
Michael Allen Haukoos filed a petition seeking habeas-corpus relief and a motion titled “Remove Detainer and All Illegal Holds Remaining.” The matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson, who recommended that the petition be denied as moot and that the case be dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
Review of the Recommendation
No party objected to the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, and the objection period had expired. Under the applicable statute and local rule, the district court reviewed the unobjected-to recommendation for clear error. The court found no error, clear or otherwise, in the magistrate judge’s reasoning.
Disposition
Judge Paul A. Magnuson adopted the Report and Recommendation. The court denied the motion to remove the detainer and other holds as moot, denied the petition as moot, and dismissed the matter without prejudice. The court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
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