Grant Anthony Judish v. City of Eden Prairie, Brett Lindeman, Dan Peterson, Mark Gustad, Rob Johnston, Christopher Wood, and Matthew Sackett

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation granting the Eden Prairie Defendants’ motion for partial dismissal. The court dismissed with prejudice specified claims against the City of Eden Prairie and several individual defendants, including official-capacity claims, an Eighth Amendment claim, and claims under Minnesota criminal statutes, while Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims against Dan Peterson and Mark Gustad in their individual capacities remained pending.

Holdings

1. When no party objects to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error; finding none, the court may adopt it in full.
2. The defendants' motion for partial dismissal was granted, and all claims against the City of Eden Prairie, Brett Lindeman, Rob Johnston, Christopher Wood, and Matthew Sackett; all official-capacity claims against Mark Gustad and Dan Peterson; the Eighth Amendment claim against Dan Peterson; and all claims arising under Minnesota state criminal statutes were dismissed with prejudice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no party filed objections and the recommendation contained no clear error.
2. Whether the defendants' motion for partial dismissal should be granted, resulting in dismissal with prejudice of the specified claims against the City and individual defendants.

Disposition

dismissed