Fuller v. Madson
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:23-cv-03467
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Fuller v. Madson, Judge Blackwell overruled objections, granted in part Madson’s motion, granted Behrhorst’s motion, and dismissed Fuller’s complaint without prejudice.
Jonathan-David Fuller’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice. Deanna-Fay Madson’s motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part, and Jessie Behrhorst’s motion to dismiss was granted.
What happened
In Fuller v. Madson, Jonathan-David Fuller challenged a magistrate judge’s recommendation that his complaint be dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims in detail.
Fuller filed documents treated as objections to the recommendation. The court reviewed his objections and found that they did not identify an error of law or fact. The court also reviewed the remaining parts of the recommendation and found no clear error.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell overruled Fuller’s objections and accepted the recommendation. The court granted in part and denied in part Deanna-Fay Madson’s motion to dismiss: it granted the request to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denied the request for costs. It granted Jessie Behrhorst’s motion to dismiss and dismissed Fuller’s complaint without prejudice.
The detailed version
- Fuller v. Madson · No. 0:23-cv-03467
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Jan. 23, 2024
Background
Jonathan-David Fuller filed a complaint against Deanna-Fay Madson, Jessie Behrhorst, and State of Minnesota Inc. Fuller represented himself. Madson also represented herself, while Behrhorst was represented by counsel. United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois issued a Report and Recommendation on December 12, 2023, recommending that Fuller’s complaint be dismissed without prejudice.
Objections and review
After the Report and Recommendation was filed, Fuller submitted documents that the court treated as objections. The court stated that the objections, like the complaint, were difficult to discern. It reviewed the portions to which Fuller objected and found that the objections did not identify an error of law or fact warranting rejection of the recommendation. After reviewing the remaining portions for clear error, the court found none.
Rulings
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell accepted the Report and Recommendation in its entirety and overruled Fuller’s objections. The court ruled on the motions as follows:
- Madson’s motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part. The request to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction was granted, and the request for recovery of costs was denied. - Behrhorst’s motion to dismiss was granted. - Fuller’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice.
The court ordered that judgment be entered.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.