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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 11, 2023

Smith v. Eischen

Judge
Katherine Menendez
Docket
0:23-cv-01674
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Darrell D. Smith v. B. Eischen, Judge Menendez dismissed the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Who this affects

Darrell D. Smith’s action against B. Eischen was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

What happened

Darrell D. Smith v. B. Eischen concerned a report and recommendation from Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty. No objections were filed within the permitted time.

Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. It found no error in the recommendation or the record.

Judge Katherine M. Menendez ordered the action dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute, and directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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

Case
Smith v. Eischen · No. 0:23-cv-01674
Judge
Katherine Menendez
Date
Aug. 11, 2023

Background

The matter came before the District of Minnesota on a report and recommendation dated July 5, 2023, from United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty. The opinion states that no objections to the report and recommendation were filed within the permitted time.

Court’s Analysis

When no specific objections are filed, the court reviews a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation for clear error. The court reviewed the report and recommendation and the record and found no error, “clear or otherwise.”

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. The court also ordered that judgment be entered. Judge Katherine M. Menendez signed the order.

The authoritative version

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