Jackson et al v. Sexe et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Chris Jackson,
Plaintiff,
v.
Michelle Sexe, Individual and Official
Capacities, Gary Tallefson, Individual and
Official Capacities, and Dept. of Humn.
Serv. of Minn,
Defendants.
No. 25-cv-2688 (KMM/EMB)
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of
U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard dated January 14, 2026. (Dkt. 34.) The R&R
recommends dismissal of Plaintiff Chris Jackson’s Complaint for failure to prosecute
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) because he failed to pay the filing fee,
and denial of his motions for a referral to a volunteer attorney as moot. (Id.) The deadline
for submitting objections to the R&R was January 28, 2026. See D. Minn. LR 72.2(b)(1)
(providing 14 days to object to an R&R). That deadline has now passed, and Mr. Jackson
has not objected to the R&R, nor has he paid the required filing fee. In the absence of
objections, the Court reviews the R&R for clear error. Nur v. Olmsted County, 563 F. Supp.
3d 946, 949 (D. Minn. 2021) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d
793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam)). Based on the Court’s careful review of the R&R
and the record in this matter, the Court finds no error.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 34) is ACCEPTED;
2. 	Plaintiff 	Chris 	Jackson’s 	Complaint 	(Dkt. 1) 	is 	DISMISSED 	WITHOUT
PREJUDICE; and
3. 	Plaintiff’s Motions for a referral to a volunteer attorney (Dkts. 8, 17) are DENIED
as moot.
Let judgment be entered accordingly.
Date: March 5, 2026 	s/Katherine Menendez
Katherine Menendez
United States District Judge
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