U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2023

Arafat v. Fikes

Arafat v. Fikes
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · Decided January 10, 2023

Arafat v. Fikes

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat, Case No. 22-cv-0370 (WMW/JFD) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Jeffrey Fikes, Warden FCI-Sandstone, Respondent.

Before the Court is the October 12, 2022 Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty. (Dkt. 24.) No objections to the R&R have been filed. In the absence of timely objections, this Court reviews an 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). Having reviewed the R&R, the Court finds no clear error.

Based on the R&R and all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The October 12, 2022 Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 24), is ADOPTED.

2. Petitioner Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, (Dkt. 1), is DENIED.

3. This matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: January 10, 2023 s/Wilhelmina M. Wright Wilhelmina M. Wright United States District Judge

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat, Case No. 22-cv-0370 (WMW/JFD) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Jeffrey Fikes, Warden FCI-Sandstone, Respondent.

Before the Court is the October 12, 2022 Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty. (Dkt. 24.) No objections to the R&R have been filed. In the absence of timely objections, this Court reviews an 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). Having reviewed the R&R, the Court finds no clear error.

Based on the R&R and all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The October 12, 2022 Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 24), is ADOPTED.

2. Petitioner Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, (Dkt. 1), is DENIED.

3. This matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: January 10, 2023 s/Wilhelmina M. Wright Wilhelmina M. Wright United States District Judge

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