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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 23, 2023

Jidoefor v. United States Marshal Service

Judge
Jerry Blackwell
Docket
0:22-cv-01777
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Jidoefor v. United States Marshal Service, Judge Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute after accepting the unchallenged recommendation.

Who this affects

Okwuchukwu Jidoefor and the defendants listed in the caption; the case was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

What happened

In Jidoefor v. United States Marshal Service, Okwuchukwu Jidoefor was the plaintiff and MEnD Correctional Care PLLC, Dr. Todd Leonard, Diana VanDerbeek, the United States Marshal Service, Sherburne County, Nate Rowedder, and the Sherburne County Jail Clinic were defendants.

The court considered Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko’s July 21, 2023 report and recommendation. No objections were filed, so the 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 court ordered that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Jidoefor v. United States Marshal Service · No. 0:22-cv-01777
Judge
Jerry W. Blackwell
Date
Aug. 23, 2023

Background

Okwuchukwu Jidoefor was the plaintiff. The defendants were MEnD Correctional Care PLLC; Dr. Todd Leonard, identified as MEnD’s medical director/jail physician; Diana VanDerbeek, identified as MEnD’s nursing director; the United States Marshal Service; Sherburne County; Nate Rowedder, identified as a correctional officer; and the Sherburne County Jail Clinic.

Report and Recommendation

The matter came before the district court on a report and recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on July 21, 2023. No party filed a timely objection. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The court found no clear error.

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 opinion does not address the underlying claims.

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