Howell v. Regions Hospital ( 2024 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA William Howell, File No. 24-CV-03618 (JMB/DTS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER Regions Hospital, Defendant. William Howell, self-represented. This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz dated October 9, 2024. (Doc. No. 4.) The R&R recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for Plaintiff William Howell’s failure to prosecute. (See id.) Neither party has objected to the R&R, and the time to do so has now passed. See D. Minn. L.R. 72.2(b)(1). In the absence of timely objections, the Court reviews the R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Finding no clear error, and based upon all the files, records, and proceedings in the above-captioned matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The R&R (Doc. No. 4) is ADOPTED; and 2. This matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. Dated: November 22, 2024 /s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan United States District Court