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Report & Recommendation — Kyle William Brenizer Trust v. United States of America et al., No. 20-cv-2163 (JRT/TNL) (Dkt. 10, D. Minn.)

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Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung recommends, in a Report & Recommendation of June 24, 2021 in Kyle William Brenizer Trust v. United States of America et al., Case No. 20-cv-2163 (JRT/TNL), that the action be dismissed without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. The named defendants include the United States Attorney's Office (District of Minnesota), United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald, two Assistant United States Attorneys and Seven Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report says Brenizer was directed on February 22, 2021 to pay an initial partial filing fee, got an extension to May 13, 2021, was twice warned that non-payment would be treated as abandonment, but the deadline passed without payment. It also recommends denying the in forma pauperis motion (ECF No. 6) as moot and notes that objections may be filed within 14 days.

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       CASE 0:20-cv-02163-JRT-TNL          Doc. 10    Filed 06/24/21    Page 1 of 3




                       UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

  Kyle William Brenizer Trust, d/b/a/ Kyle           Case No. 20-cv-2163 (JRT/TNL)
  William Brenizer,

                       Plaintiff,

  v.                                                        REPORT &
                                                         RECOMMENDATION
  United States of America; United States
  Attorney’s Office (District of Minnesota);
  Erica H. MacDonald in her individual and
  official capacity as United States
  Attorney; Matthew S. Ebert in his
  individual and official capacity as
  Assistant United States Attorney; Allison
  Ethen in her individual and official
  capacity as Assistant United States
  Attorney; and Seven Unknown Agents of
  the Federal Bureau of Investigation,

                       Defendants.


       On February 22, 2021, this Court directed Plaintiff Kyle William Brenizer to pay an

initial partial filing fee. See generally ECF No. 7. Brenizer was warned that if he did not

pay the initial partial filing fee, this action would be deemed abandoned and it would be

recommended that this case be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution. ECF

No. 7 at 6; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Brenizer sought and received an extension of time

until May 13, 2021, to pay the initial partial fee. See generally ECF Nos. 8, 9. Brenizer

was again warned that if he did not pay the initial partial fee, this action would be deemed

abandoned and it would be recommended that this case be dismissed without prejudice for

lack of prosecution. ECF No. 9 at 2; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
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       That May 13, 2021 deadline has passed without any further correspondence or

payment from Brenizer. Accordingly, this Court now recommends, consistent with its

prior orders, that this action be dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(b) for failure to

prosecute. See Henderson v. Renaissance Grand Hotel, 267 F. App’x 496, 497 (8th Cir.

2008) (per curiam) (“A district court has discretion to dismiss an action under Rule 41(b)

for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, or to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

or any court order.”).




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                                 RECOMMENDATION

      Based upon the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:

      1. This action be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Fed. R.

          Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute.

      2. Brenizer’s Motion and Affidavit for Permission to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

          (ECF No. 6) be DENIED AS MOOT.



Date: June    24    , 2021                                    s/ Tony N. Leung
                                                       Tony N. Leung
                                                       United States Magistrate Judge
                                                       District of Minnesota


                                                       Kyle William Brenizer Trust v.
                                                       United States et al.
                                                       Case No. 20-cv-2163 (JRT/TNL)



                                         NOTICE

Filing Objections: This Report and Recommendation is not an order or judgment of the
District Court and is therefore not appealable directly to the Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals.

Under Local Rule 72.2(b)(1), “a party may file and serve specific written objections to a
magistrate judge’s proposed finding and recommendations within 14 days after being
served a copy” of the Report and Recommendation. A party may respond to those
objections within 14 days after being served a copy of the objections. See Local
Rule 72.2(b)(2). All objections and responses must comply with the word or line limits
set forth in Local Rule 72.2(c).




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