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D. Minn.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 25, 2023

Hubbard v. Schnell

Judge
Jerry Blackwell
Docket
0:23-cv-02381
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Hubbard v. Schnell, Judge Blackwell accepted the recommendation and dismissed the case without prejudice because Hubbard failed to prosecute it.

Who this affects

Eddie Nile Hubbard’s case was dismissed without prejudice; the listed defendants were no longer required to proceed in this action under the order.

What happened

In Hubbard v. Schnell, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation after no party filed a timely objection. The recommendation concerned the case’s handling, not the underlying claims.

The court found no clear error in the recommendation and accepted it. It dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute.

Judge Jerry W. Blackwell issued the October 25, 2023 order and directed that judgment be entered. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the specific conduct that led to the failure-to-prosecute dismissal.

The detailed version

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

Case
Hubbard v. Schnell · No. 0:23-cv-02381
Judge
Jerry W. Blackwell
Date
Oct. 25, 2023

Background

United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright issued a Report and Recommendation on September 29, 2023. The opinion states that no objections were filed within the permitted time.

Review of the Recommendation

Because no timely objections were filed, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The court reviewed the recommendation and found no clear error.

Ruling

The court accepted the September 29, 2023 Report and Recommendation. It 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 state the underlying claims or explain the conduct constituting the failure to prosecute.

The authoritative version

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