Pettit v. Allina Health System
Pettit v. Allina Health System
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
DaJovan B. Pettit, Civ. No. 23-2789 (JWB/JFD) Plaintiff, ORDER ACCEPTING v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Allina Health System, a non-Profit Domestic Corporation doing business as Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Defendant.
United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on January 30, 2025. (Doc. No. 114.) 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 January 30, 2025 Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 114) is ACCEPTED; and 2. Defendant Allina Health System’s Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions (Doc. No. 91) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks dismissal of Plaintiff DaJovan Pettit’s claims, and the Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 25) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. b. Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks attorneys’ fees, and Richard Hechter and Morris Law Group, P.A. must pay $10,000 toward Defendant’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs associated with litigating this matter. c. Defendant’s Motion is DENIED to the extent it seeks attorneys’ fees from Ms. Pettit as a Rule 11 sanction.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Date: March 25, 2025 s/ Jerry W. Blackwell JERRY W. BLACKWELL United States District Judge
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
DaJovan B. Pettit, Civ. No. 23-2789 (JWB/JFD) Plaintiff, ORDER ACCEPTING v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Allina Health System, a non-Profit Domestic Corporation doing business as Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Defendant.
United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on January 30, 2025. (Doc. No. 114.) 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 January 30, 2025 Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 114) is ACCEPTED; and 2. Defendant Allina Health System’s Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions (Doc. No. 91) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks dismissal of Plaintiff DaJovan Pettit’s claims, and the Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 25) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. b. Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks attorneys’ fees, and Richard Hechter and Morris Law Group, P.A. must pay $10,000 toward Defendant’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs associated with litigating this matter. c. Defendant’s Motion is DENIED to the extent it seeks attorneys’ fees from Ms. Pettit as a Rule 11 sanction.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Date: March 25, 2025 s/ Jerry W. Blackwell JERRY W. BLACKWELL United States District Judge
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