Edunjobi v. Equifax Information Services LLC
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:25-cv-01082
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Edunjobi v. Equifax Information Services LLC, Judge Menendez dismissed the case without prejudice — meaning the plaintiff may refile — because plaintiff Raquelle Edunjobi failed to actively pursue her lawsuit against the three credit reporting companies.
Plaintiff Raquelle Edunjobi, whose lawsuit against Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian, and TransUnion has been dismissed without prejudice due to her failure to actively pursue the case. She retains the theoretical ability to refile, subject to applicable legal deadlines.
What happened
In Edunjobi v. Equifax Information Services LLC, plaintiff Raquelle Edunjobi sued three major credit reporting agencies — Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian, and TransUnion — in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The nature of her underlying claims against the credit bureaus is not described in this order.
Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster issued a Report and Recommendation on July 10, 2025, concluding that Edunjobi appeared to no longer want to pursue her case based on her failure to take steps to move it forward. Judge Foster recommended dismissing the case without prejudice, which would allow Edunjobi to refile if she chose. Edunjobi did not file any objections to that recommendation.
Judge Katherine Menendez reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear error (the standard that applies when no objections are filed) and agreed with Judge Foster's findings. Judge Menendez dismissed the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), which allows courts to dismiss cases when a plaintiff fails to prosecute, meaning fails to actively move the case forward.
The detailed version
Case: Edunjobi v. Equifax Information Services LLC, No. 25-cv-1082 (KMM/DJF), U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Presiding District Judge: Katherine Menendez. Magistrate Judge: Dulce J. Foster.
Background
Plaintiff Raquelle Edunjobi filed suit against three credit reporting agencies — Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian, and TransUnion. The opinion does not describe the substance of her claims. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Foster for a Report and Recommendation (R&R), which is a preliminary recommendation by a magistrate judge that the district judge may adopt, modify, or reject.
Magistrate Judge's R&R (July 10, 2025)
Judge Foster issued an R&R concluding that Edunjobi had demonstrated, through her failure to prosecute (i.e., failure to take any steps to advance the litigation), that she no longer wished to pursue the case. Judge Foster recommended dismissal without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), which authorizes dismissal when a plaintiff fails to prosecute a claim or comply with court rules or orders. Dismissal without prejudice means the plaintiff is not barred from refiling the same claims, subject to any applicable statutes of limitations or other procedural constraints.
No Objections Filed
Edunjobi did not file objections to the R&R. Under the applicable standard, when no objections are filed, the district court reviews the R&R only for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996).
District Court's Ruling
Judge Menendez reviewed the R&R under the clear-error standard, found no clear error, and accepted the R&R in full. The court ordered the action dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. Judgment is to be entered accordingly.
Effect
The dismissal is without prejudice, meaning Edunjobi is not permanently barred from bringing these claims again, though any refiling would be subject to applicable deadlines and procedural requirements not discussed in this order.
Reviewer note from the AI+
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