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Smith v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Jan 21, 2015
Civil No. 13-3277 (JRT/LIB) (D. Minn. Jan. 21, 2015)

Summary

articulating elements of Minnesota medical malpractice prima facie case

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Opinion

Civil No. 13-3277 (JRT/LIB)

01-21-2015

JOHN SMITH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al, Defendants.

John Smith, 14029-059, FCI Otisville, P.O. Box 444, 2 Mile Drive, Otisville, NY 10963, pro se plaintiff, Chad A. Blumenfield, Assistant United States Attorney, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55415, for defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

John Smith, 14029-059, FCI Otisville, P.O. Box 444, 2 Mile Drive, Otisville, NY 10963, pro se plaintiff, Chad A. Blumenfield, Assistant United States Attorney, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55415, for defendants.

Based upon the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois, and after an independent review of the files, records and proceedings in the above-entitled matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The Federal Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment, [Docket No. 60], is GRANTED.

2. Defendant Thomas Mayer's Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Statutory Dismissal Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 145.682, [Docket No. 72] is GRANTED.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. Dated: January 21, 2015
at Minneapolis, Minnesota

s/John R. Tunheim

JOHN R. TUNHEIM

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Smith v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Jan 21, 2015
Civil No. 13-3277 (JRT/LIB) (D. Minn. Jan. 21, 2015)

articulating elements of Minnesota medical malpractice prima facie case

Summary of this case from Petrus v. United States
Case details for

Smith v. United States

Case Details

Full title:JOHN SMITH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al, Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Date published: Jan 21, 2015

Citations

Civil No. 13-3277 (JRT/LIB) (D. Minn. Jan. 21, 2015)

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