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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled July 5, 2023

Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC

Judge
Jerry Blackwell
Docket
0:22-cv-00494
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC, Judge Blackwell accepted the recommendation and dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Who this affects

Eugene Laron Johnson and the named defendants—Ramsey County ADC, Thaddeus Lockett, Shaun Del Rosario, and Property Officers—were affected by the dismissal of the case without prejudice.

What happened

Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC involved Eugene Laron Johnson’s case against Ramsey County ADC, Thaddeus Lockett, Shaun Del Rosario, and Property Officers.

A magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation on May 31, 2023. No objections were filed, so the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Judge Jerry W. Blackwell accepted the recommendation and dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. The order directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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

Case
Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC · No. 0:22-cv-00494
Judge
Jerry W. Blackwell
Date
July 5, 2023

Background

The matter came before the district court on a May 31, 2023 report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko. The opinion states that no party filed timely objections.

Court’s review

Because no timely objections were filed, the district court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The court stated that, after reviewing the recommendation, it found no clear error. The order does not discuss the underlying claims or provide additional facts about the alleged failure to prosecute.

Ruling

Judge Jerry W. Blackwell accepted the report and recommendation. The court dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and ordered that judgment be entered.

The authoritative version

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