Meranelli v. Minnesota Department of Human Services et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
CHERRITY HONESTY-ALEXIS
MERANELLI,
Plaintiff,
v.
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES, DIRECT CARE
AND TREATMENT, MINNESOTA
SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM, JODI
HARPSTEAD, NANCY A.
JOHNSTON, TONY KLAR, RACHEL
BROADWAY, DESTANY
ANDERSON, JONATHAN
KLINGAMAN, and JANE/JOHN
DOES, sued in their official and
individual capacities,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-cv-2292 (LMP/LIB)
ORDER ADOPTING
REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Cherrity Honesty-Alexis Meranelli brought claims under federal and
Minnesota law against Defendants in their official and individual capacities. See generally
ECF No. 1. 	Meranelli alleges that Defendants violated her civil rights under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act and were negligent under Minnesota common
law. 	See id. ¶¶ 46–54. 	Defendants moved to dismiss Meranelli’s claims with prejudice
pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See ECF
No. 9; ECF No. 10 at 18–20, 22, 24.
On December 3, 2025, United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois issued a
Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) which concludes that Defendants’ motion should
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be granted in part insofar as the R&R recommends dismissal of Meranelli’s claims. 	See
ECF No. 17 at 22. 	However, the R&R recommends denying Defendants’ motion in part
as it pertains to the type of dismissal—that is, with or without prejudice—and the basis of
dismissal for various claims relative to what Defendants had requested in their motion. See
id. at 8–22.
No party has objected to the R&R, so the Court reviews it for clear error. 	See
Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Having reviewed the
R&R, the Court finds no error.
Accordingly, based on the foregoing, and on all the files, records, and proceedings
in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	The R&R (ECF No. 17) is ADOPTED;
2. 	Defendants’ Motion 	to Dismiss 	Plaintiff’s 	Complaint 	(ECF 	No. 9) is
GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as set forth in the R&R;
3. 	Meranelli’s Section 1983 claims against Defendant Minnesota Sex Offender
Program are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;
4. 	Meranelli’s Section 1983 claims against Defendant Minnesota Department
of Human Services are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE;
5. 	Meranelli’s Section 1983 claims for monetary and punitive damages against
all individual named Defendants in their official capacities are DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE;
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6. 	Meranelli’s Section 1983 claims for monetary and punitive damages against
all Defendants in their individual capacities are DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE;
7. 	Meranelli’s Section 1983 claims for injunctive and declaratory relief against
all individual named Defendants in their official or individual capacities are
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and
8. 	Meranelli’s state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: February 12, 2026 	s/Laura M. Provinzino
Laura M. Provinzino
United States District Judge
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