Braun v. Minnesota Dept. of Corrections et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
NATHAN C. BRAUN,
Petitioner,
v. 	ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
Civil File No. 26-01037 (MJD/SGE)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Respondents.
Nathan C. Braun, pro se.
Thomas R. Ragatz, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Criminal Appeals, for
Respondents.
The above-entitled matter comes before the Court upon the Report and
Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins dated
March 3, 2026. No objections have been filed to the Report and
Recommendation.
Pursuant to statute, the Court has conducted a de novo review upon the
record. 28 U.S.C. §(b)(1); D. Minn. LR 72.2(b). Based upon that review, the Court
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adopts the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Elkins dated March
3, 2026.
Accordingly, based upon the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED:
1. 	The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins dated March 3, 2026 [Doc. 5];
2. 	Petitioner Nathan C. Braun’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc.
1] is DENIED and this action is DISMISSED without prejudice;
3. 	Braun’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis [Doc. 3] is DENIED
as moot;
4. 	Braun’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc. 4] is DENIED as moot;
and
5. 	No certificate of appealability shall issue.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: 	March 30, 2026 	s/Michael J. Davis
Michael J. Davis
United States District Court
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