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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 22, 2022

Yang v. City of Richfield

Judge
Paul Magnuson
Docket
0:22-cv-02732
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

In Yang v. City of Richfield, Judge Magnuson adopted the recommendation and dismissed three defendants without prejudice for failure to state a claim.

Who this affects

Lue Yang and the State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, and Richfield Police Department; those three defendants were dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not state the disposition of the claims against the City of Richfield or the John Doe officers.

What happened

In Yang v. City of Richfield, Lue Yang sued the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, the City of Richfield, the Richfield Police Department, and unidentified Richfield police officers.

A magistrate judge recommended dismissing Yang’s claims against the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, and the Richfield Police Department because the complaint did not state a claim against those entities. Yang did not object to that recommendation.

Judge Paul A. Magnuson found no error and adopted the recommendation. The court dismissed the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, and the Richfield Police Department from the case without prejudice. The opinion does not state the disposition of the claims against the other defendants.

The detailed version

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Case
Yang v. City of Richfield · No. 0:22-cv-02732
Judge
Paul Magnuson
Date
Dec. 22, 2022

Background

Lue Yang brought claims against the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, the City of Richfield, the Richfield Police Department, and John Doe police officers for the Richfield Police Department. The opinion does not describe the underlying events or identify the specific claims.

Report and Recommendation

Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation recommending dismissal without prejudice of Yang’s claims against the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, and the Richfield Police Department for failure to state a claim against those entities. Yang filed no objections, and the objection period had expired.

When no specific objection is made, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error. The court reviewed the recommendation and found no error, clear or otherwise, in the magistrate judge’s reasoning.

Ruling

Judge Paul A. Magnuson adopted the Report and Recommendation. The court dismissed the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, and the Richfield Police Department from the action without prejudice. The opinion does not state what happened to the claims against the City of Richfield or the John Doe police officers.

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