Joseph Alen Barnes, Jr. v. Clay County Correctional Facility

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Joseph Alen Barnes, Jr., Case No. 25-CV-3794 (JMB/DLM)

Petitioner,

ORDER v.

Clay County Correctional Facility,

Respondent.

Joseph Alen Barnes, Jr., self-represented. Brian Joseph Melton, Clay County Attorney’s Office, Moorhead, MN; and Lisa Lodin and Thomas R. Ragatz, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; for Respondent Clay County Correctional Facility.

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko dated June 1, 2026. (Doc. No. 9.) The R&R recommends that Petitioner Joseph Alen Barnes, Jr.’s habeas petition be denied and that this matter be dismissed without prejudice. (See Doc. No. 1.) Neither party has objected to the R&R, and the time to do so has now passed. See D. Minn. L.R. 72.2(b)(1). In the absence of timely objections, the Court reviews the R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Finding no clear error, and based upon all the files, records, and proceedings in the above- captioned matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The R&R (Doc. No. 9) is ADOPTED.

2. The Petition (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED. 3. This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: June 30, 2026 /s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan United States District Court