Samuel Cox v. Commissioner Department of Human Services, Jane/John Doe/Unknown...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

SAMUEL COX, Case No. 26-cv-932 (LMP/SGE) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Jane/John Doe/Unknown Names, Defendant.

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of United States Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins. ECF No. 8. The R&R concludes that Plaintiff Samuel Cox’s complaint, ECF No. 1, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), ECF No. 8 at 2–3. The R&R further concludes that Cox’s request to have counsel appointed to him be denied. Id. at 3.

Cox did not file objections to the R&R, so the Court reviews it for clear error. See Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Having reviewed the R&R, the Court finds no error and adopts it in full.

Accordingly, based on the foregoing, and on all the files, records, and proceedings in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The R&R (ECF No. 8) is ADOPTED; 2. Cox’s Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); 3. Cox’s Request for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 4) is DENIED; and 4. Cox’s Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 7) is DENIED as moot.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: March 23, 2026 s/Laura M. Provinzino Laura M. Provinzino United States District Judge