Hmong College Prep Academy v. Woodstock Capital, LLC and Clark Reiner

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and granted Hmong College Prep Academy’s unopposed motion to enforce a settlement agreement. The court ordered Woodstock Capital, LLC and Clark Reiner to make the required settlement payment within five business days and entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of that payment.

Holdings

1. When no specific objections are made to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error rather than conducting de novo review.
2. The court adopted the Report and Recommendation, granted Hmong College Prep Academy's unopposed motion to enforce the Settlement Agreement, ordered defendants to specifically perform their payment obligation under Section 1, and entered judgment for the required settlement payment.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt an unobjected-to Report and Recommendation recommending enforcement of the parties' settlement agreement.
2. Whether defendants should be ordered to specifically perform their payment obligation under Section 1 of the Settlement Agreement and judgment entered for the required settlement payment.

Disposition

other