Lee v. State of Minnesota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Jonathan Richard Lee,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Minnesota,
Respondent.
Case No. 26-CV-1785 (JMB/JFD)
ORDER
Jonathan Richard Lee, Sartell, MN, self-represented.
Lisa Lodin and Thomas R. Ragatz, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office – Criminal
Appeals, St. Paul, MN; Michael J. Lieberg, Stearns County Attorney’s Office, St. Cloud,
MN; for Respondent the State of Minnesota.
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of
United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty dated March 16, 2026. 	(Doc. No. 4.)
The R&R recommends that Petitioner Jonathan Richard Lee’s habeas petition and
application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied, that this matter be dismissed, and that
the Court not issue a certificate of appealability. (See Doc. Nos. 1, 2.) 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.
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2. 	The Petition (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.
3. 	The application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED as
moot.
4. 	This action is DISMISSED.
5. 	The Court will not issue a certificate of appealability.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: April 1, 2026 	/s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan
Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan
United States District Court
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