Jones v. Ellison
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:22-cv-02144
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Jones v. Ellison, Judge Wright adopted the magistrate judge’s recommendation and denied Chester V. Jones’s request to resubmit an earlier Minnesota case.
Petitioner Chester V. Jones, whose request concerning the earlier Minnesota state-court case was denied. The opinion does not describe any additional effect on respondent Keith Ellison.
What happened
In Jones v. Ellison, Chester V. Jones filed an amended petition that asked for the “resubmittance” of an earlier Minnesota state-court case.
No one filed objections to the magistrate judge’s December 8, 2022 report and recommendation. The court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.
Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright adopted the report and recommendation and denied the amended petition’s request concerning the earlier case.
The detailed version
- Jones v. Ellison · No. 0:22-cv-02144
- Wilhelmina Wright
- Jan. 10, 2023
Background
The court considered the December 8, 2022 report and recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty. The opinion states that Chester V. Jones had filed an amended petition seeking the “resubmittance” of Jones v. Evans, No. 62-cv-16-6425, in Minnesota District Court.
Court’s Review
No objections to the report and recommendation were filed. In that situation, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record. After reviewing the recommendation and the case materials, the court found no clear error.
Disposition
The court adopted the December 8, 2022 report and recommendation. It denied Chester V. Jones’s amended petition with respect to its request for the “resubmittance” of the earlier Minnesota state-court case. The opinion does not explain the underlying legal basis for that request or provide additional rulings on the amended petition.
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