Horswell v. Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Phillip Horswell,
Plaintiff,
v.
Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center,
Respondent.
Case No. 25-CV-4581 (JMB/LIB)
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of
United States Magistrate Leo I. Brisbois dated December 17, 2025. 	(Doc. No. 5.) 	The
R&R recommends that the Court dismiss this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
(Id. at 4; see also id. at 4 n.2 (finding that, in the alternative, Plaintiff Phillip Horswell’s
Complaint fails to state a claim).) 	The R&R also recommends dismissing as moot
Horswell’s application to proceed in forma pauperis in this matter (Doc. No. 2) and Motion
for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. No. 3). (See id. at 4.)
Neither party objected to the R&R in the time permitted. 	See D. Minn. L.R.
72.2(b)(1). Absent 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). The
Court has reviewed the R&R and finds no clear error.
Further, the Court reiterates Magistrate Judge Brisbois’s observation that Horswell
has filed a series of cases that were dismissed for lacking merit or for failure to establish
subject-matter jurisdiction, or that are recommended for dismissal. (See Doc. No. 4 at 4–
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5 (citing four additional cases filed by Horswell in this District).) If Horswell continues to
file meritless litigation in this District, he may be added to this District’s list of restricted
filers.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings in the above-captioned matter, IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The R&R (Doc. No. 5) is ADOPTED;
2. 	The action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject-matter
jurisdiction; and
3. 	Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees
or Costs (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED as moot;
4. 	Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. No. 3) is DENIED as
moot.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: February 5, 2025 	/s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan
Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan
United States District Court
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