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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA 
 
 
RICHARD A. LARSON, JR., 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
DAKOTA COUNTY JAIL/DETENTION 
FACILITY, INCLUDING THE PSYCH 
UNIT; DAKOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S 
OFFICE; CITY OF WEST ST. PAUL; 
WEST ST. PAUL POLICE 
DEPARTMENT; OFFICER SWANSON; 
ERICKSON; DEPUTY HOOD; 
JOHN/JANE DOES 1–10; and 
JOHN/JANE DOES 11–21, 
 
 Defendants. 
 
 
Case No. 26-cv-2085 (LMP/ECW) 
 
 
 
ORDER ADOPTING  
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
 
 
  
 This matter is before the Court on the May 20, 2026  Report and Recommendation 
(“R&R”) of United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright  which recommends 
dismissing this action for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).  See ECF No. 5.  
No party objected to the R&R, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2), so the Court reviews the R&R 
for clear error , Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam).  
Discerning no clear error, the Court adopts the R&R in full. 
ORDER 
 Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings in this matter, IT IS HEREBY 
ORDERED THAT: 
1. The R&R (ECF No. 5) is ADOPTED IN FULL;  
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2. The complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE  
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); and 
 
3. The Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees or Costs 
(ECF No. 2) is DENIED as moot. 
 
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. 
Dated: June 17, 2026 
 
s/Laura M. Provinzino 
Laura M. Provinzino 
United States District Judge 
 
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