Yaeger v. United States
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:23-cv-01248
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Yaeger v. United States, Judge Blackwell accepted an unopposed recommendation, denied Yaeger’s federal habeas petition, and dismissed the case.
Shawn Yaeger’s Section 2241 petition was denied, and his case against the United States was dismissed.
What happened
In Yaeger v. United States, Shawn Yaeger challenged his detention through a petition under a federal law allowing certain detention challenges. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty, who issued a recommendation on July 27, 2023.
No one filed a timely objection to the recommendation. The court reviewed it for clear error, found none, accepted it, denied Yaeger’s petition, and dismissed the case.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell entered the order on September 11, 2023. The opinion does not explain the recommendation’s underlying reasons for denying the petition.
The detailed version
- Yaeger v. United States · No. 0:23-cv-01248
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Sept. 11, 2023
Background
Shawn Yaeger filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, a federal law that permits certain challenges involving detention. The matter was before the district court on a Report and Recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty on July 27, 2023.
Review of the Recommendation
No timely objections were filed. Because there were no objections, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record. The court found no clear error. The opinion does not describe the underlying arguments or reasoning in the magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Ruling
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell ordered that the July 27, 2023 Report and Recommendation be accepted. The court denied Yaeger’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and dismissed the case. The order did not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.