Bullock v. Schnell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Joshua Wade Bullock,
Petitioner,
v.
Paul Schnell, Commissioner of
Corrections,
Respondent.
Civ. No. 25-4195 (JWB/JFD)
ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Joshua Wade Bullock, pro se Plaintiff.
Lisa Lodin, Esq., and Thomas R. Ragatz, Esq., Office of the Minnesota Attorney
General; Nicholas Kimball, Esq., Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, counsel for
Respondent.
United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) on December 18, 2025. (Doc. No. 11.) No objections have
been filed to that R&R in the time permitted. Absent timely objections, the R&R is
reviewed for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795
(8th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the R&R, no clear error is found.
Based on the R&R of the Magistrate Judge, and on all the files, records, and
proceedings in this case, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	The December 18, 2025 Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 11) is
ACCEPTED.
2. 	Petitioner Joshua Wade Bullock’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
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under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.
3. 	Petitioner Bullock’s Application to Proceed in District Court without
Prepaying Fees or Costs (Doc. No. 2) and Motion to Vacate Conditional Release Period
(Doc. No. 3) are DENIED as moot.
4. 	This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
5. 	No certificate of appealability is issued.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Date: March 18, 2026 	s/ Jerry W. Blackwell
JERRY W. BLACKWELL
United States District Judge
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