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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 10, 2023

Miller v. Anoka Human Services

Judge
Jerry Blackwell
Docket
0:23-cv-02571
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Miller v. Anoka Human Services, Judge Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice because Miller failed to prosecute it.

Who this affects

The order dismissed Joy Miller's case against Anoka Human Services without prejudice.

What happened

Joy Miller sued Anoka Human Services in federal court, but this order does not describe the underlying claims.

Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung recommended dismissing the case. No one filed a timely objection, so the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

In Miller v. Anoka Human Services, 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

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

Case
Miller v. Anoka Human Services · No. 0:23-cv-02571
Judge
Jerry W. Blackwell
Date
Oct. 10, 2023

Background

The opinion identifies Joy Miller as the plaintiff and Anoka Human Services as the defendant. It does not describe the underlying claims or the events giving rise to the case.

Report and Recommendation

United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung issued a Report and Recommendation on September 22, 2023. No timely objections were filed. The district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.

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, meaning the case was dismissed because it was not pursued. The court also ordered that judgment be entered.

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