Steiner v. Ashworth
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:23-cv-03719
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Steiner v. Ashworth, Judge Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denied Steiner’s fee application as moot.
Valerie Steiner and Brian Ashworth. The case was dismissed without prejudice, and Steiner’s application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as moot.
What happened
In Steiner v. Ashworth, Valerie Steiner was the plaintiff and Brian Ashworth was the defendant. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. A magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation, and no party filed timely objections.
The district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, found none, accepted it, and dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. It also denied Steiner’s application to proceed without paying fees or costs as moot.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell entered the order on January 8, 2024. The order directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
The detailed version
- Steiner v. Ashworth · No. 0:23-cv-03719
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Jan. 8, 2024
Background
United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a Report and Recommendation on December 7, 2023. The opinion states that no timely objections were filed. When no timely objections are filed, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake.
The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or explain the specific basis for the jurisdictional problem.
Ruling
After reviewing the Report and Recommendation, Judge Jerry W. Blackwell found no clear error and accepted it. The court dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The order also denied Valerie Steiner’s application to proceed in district court without prepaying fees or costs as moot.
Disposition
The Report and Recommendation was accepted. The case was dismissed without prejudice, and the application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as moot. The court directed that judgment be entered.
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