Moore v. Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:24-cv-00436
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Moore v. Minnesota Department of Corrections, Judge Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute after accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Anthony Moore's case against the Minnesota Department of Corrections, its employees and officials, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions and its employees and officials.
What happened
In Moore v. Minnesota Department of Corrections, Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a recommendation on March 28, 2024. The opinion says no objections were filed within the allowed time.
The district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. It accepted the recommendation.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and ordered judgment entered.
The detailed version
- Moore v. Minnesota Department of Corrections · No. 0:24-cv-00436
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Apr. 19, 2024
Background
United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation on March 28, 2024. The opinion states that no objections were filed within the permitted time.
Court’s review
Because no timely objections were filed, the district court reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear error under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The court found no clear error.
Ruling
The court accepted the March 28, 2024 Report and Recommendation. Judge Jerry W. Blackwell dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and directed that judgment be entered. The opinion does not provide additional details about the failure to prosecute.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.