Johnson v. Little
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:22-cv-02229
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Johnson v. Little, Judge Menendez dismissed the action without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denied Johnson’s fee application as moot.
Eugene Laron Johnson’s action against Wayne Little was dismissed without prejudice, and Johnson’s application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as moot.
What happened
In Johnson v. Little, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommended decision after no party filed objections. The court reviewed the recommendation for clear error.
The court found no error and dismissed the action without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. It also denied Eugene Laron Johnson’s application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs as moot.
Judge Katherine M. Menendez entered the order on March 14, 2023. The opinion does not decide the underlying merits of Johnson’s claims.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Little · No. 0:22-cv-02229
- Katherine Menendez
- Mar. 14, 2023
Background
The court considered a report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois, dated December 16, 2022. No objections were filed within the permitted time.
When no objections are filed, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error. Judge Menendez reviewed the recommendation and the case record and found no error, clear or otherwise.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Subject-matter jurisdiction is the court’s legal authority to hear a case. Because the dismissal was based on the court’s lack of authority to hear the action, the opinion did not reach the underlying merits.
The court also denied as moot Mr. Johnson’s application to proceed in district court without prepaying fees or costs. The order directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.