Desjarlais v. Swanson et al

Filing 20

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The November 21, 2022 Report and Recommendation 19 is ADOPTED. 2. Plaintiff Lloyd Robert Desjarlais's complaint 1 is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 3. Plaintiff Lloyd Ro bert Desjarlais's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in district court 2 is DENIED AS MOOT. 4. Plaintiff Lloyd Robert Desjarlais's motion styled MOTION THAT THE COURT NOT DISMISS THE ACTION PURSUANT TO FED. R. Civ. P. 41(b) FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 16 is DENIED AS MOOT. (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on 1/10/2023. (RJE)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Lloyd Robert Desjarlais,

Case No. 12-cv-0349 (WMW/DTS)
Plaintiff,
ORDER ADOPTING
REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION

v.
Lori Swanson, Governor Dayton, Dennis
Benson, Lucinda Jesson, Cal Ludeman,
Greg Carlson, Kevin Moser, Janine Hebert,
Tom Lundquist, Elizabeth Barbo, Tara
Osborne, Steve Sayavitz, Julie Rose, James
R. Nobles, Terry Kneisel, Sara Kulas, Tim
Pawlenty, Robert Rose, Blake Carey, Ron
Fischer, Steve Sadjek, Sarah Herick, Scott
Benoit, Linda Berglin, William Gullickson,
Tim Gore, Ann Zimmerman, Eric Skon,
Julianna Beavens, Debbie James, Sue
Johnson, Jessica Olson, Nate Johnson,
Laurie Severson, Troy Swartout, Jennifer
Chesbrough, Tony Abbot, Craig Berg,
Yvette Anderson, Thomas Pertler, Allison
Collins, Linda Anderson, Dominique
Wilson and Cass County Social Services
Jane Doe,
Defendants.1

Before the Court is the November 21, 2022 Report and Recommendation (R&R)
of United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. (Dkt. 19.) No objections to the
R&R have been filed. In the absence of timely objections, this Court reviews an R&R for

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Each sued in their individual capacity and in their official capacity as employees
of the State Attorney General’s Office, the Governor’s Office and the Minnesota
Department of Human Services.

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clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir.
1996) (per curiam). Having reviewed the R&R, the Court finds no clear error.
Based on the R&R and all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED:
1.

The November 21, 2022 Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 19), is

ADOPTED.
2.

Plaintiff Lloyd Robert Desjarlais’s complaint, (Dkt. 1), is DISMISSED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
3.

Plaintiff Lloyd Robert Desjarlais’s application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis in district court, (Dkt. 2), is DENIED AS MOOT.
4.

Plaintiff Lloyd Robert Desjarlais’s motion styled “MOTION THAT THE

COURT NOT DISMISS THE ACTION PURSUANT TO FED. R. Civ. P. 41(b) FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE”, (Dkt. 16), is DENIED AS MOOT.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: January 10, 2023

s/Wilhelmina M. Wright
Wilhelmina M. Wright
United States District Judge

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