Pinson v. Lundy et al
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ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 48 . Plaintiff Jeremy Pinson's Motion to Appoint Counsel 15 , Motion to Reconsider 18 , Motion for Extension of Time 24 , Motion for Subpoena's and Leave to Serve Via Clerk 32 , and Appeal o f Magistrate Judge Decision 47 are DENIED AS MOOT. The action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.(Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Nancy E. Brasel on 5/14/2019. (KMW)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Jeremy Pinson,
Plaintiff,
v.
Kara Lundy, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 18‐CV‐1663 (NEB/DTS)
ORDER ACCEPTING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has received the April 8, 2019 Report and Recommendation of United
States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. [ECF No. 48 (“R&R”).] The R&R recommends
dismissing the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute because Plaintiff Jeremy
Pinson failed to pay the civil filing fee despite ample opportunity to do so. [ECF No. 3;
R&R at 1.] Judge Schultz also recommends denying Pinson’s remaining motions [ECF
Nos. 15, 18, 24, 32, and 47] as moot due to her failure to pay the required filing fee.
Pinson objects to the R&R’s recommendations on the basis that prison officials
impeded her ability to pay the filing fee. [See ECF No. 53 at 1‐2.] The Court has conducted
a de novo review of Pinson’s objections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and D. Minn.
LR 72.1(c)(2). Pinson’s objections do little to challenge the sound legal reasoning of Judge
Schultz, who concluded that since Pinson cannot proceed under an IFP in the litigation,
the filing‐fee requirement cannot be waived on the grounds that she has “no assets and
no means” by which to pay it. (R&R at 1.) Judge Schultz extended the deadline multiple
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times on Pinson’s allegations (denied by the Federal Bureau of Prisons) that she was
blocked access to an organization that aids prisoners. (R&R at 1.) This action has been
pending nine months without payment of the requisite fee. (Id.) Upon a de novo review,
the Court overrules the objections and adopts the report and recommendation of Judge
Schultz.
Based on the foregoing records, files, and proceedings herein, the Court
OVERRULES Plaintiff’s objections [ECF No. 53] and ACCEPTS Judge Schultz’s R&R.
[ECF No. 48.] IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff Jeremy Pinson’s Motion to Appoint Counsel [ECF No. 15], Motion to
Reconsider [ECF No. 18], Motion for Extension of Time [ECF No. 24], Motion
for Subpoena’s and Leave to Serve Via Clerk [ECF No. 32], and Appeal of
Magistrate Judge Decision [ECF No. 47] are DENIED AS MOOT; and
2. The action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: May 14, 2019
BY THE COURT:
s/Nancy E. Brasel
Nancy E. Brasel
United States District Judge
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