# Minneapolis police consent decree *A proposed federal consent decree for the Minneapolis police, filed January 6, 2025 and dismissed with prejudice in May 2025.* The Minneapolis police consent decree was a proposed [[consent decree]] filed in *United States v. City of Minneapolis*, docket 0:25-cv-00048, on January 6, 2025.[^1][^2] The case is catalogued separately as [[United States v. City of Minneapolis (MPD consent decree)]]. The instrument ran 169 pages, and its other party was the [[City of Minneapolis]].[^1][^3] On May 21, 2025, the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] moved to dismiss the decree it had itself sought. Its motion stated that it "no longer believes that the proposed consent decree would be in the public interest."[^2] Judge [[Paul A. Magnuson]] granted dismissal with prejudice and denied the settlement-approval motion as moot.[^3] He cited "grave misgivings about the proposed consent decree serving the public interest."[^3] Sahan Journal reports that the order issued on May 28, 2025. The Clearinghouse docket dates the dismissal May 27, 2025. This article carries the one-day discrepancy and does not resolve it.[^3][^4] The documented outputs of the federal party are two filings in the same case, 135 days apart. The first presented a 169-page decree. The second stated that the decree would not serve the public interest.[^1][^2] ## Who The United States was the party that sought the decree and later moved to dismiss it.[^2] The City of Minneapolis was the opposing party named in the caption.[^2] Judge Paul A. Magnuson issued the dismissal order.[^3] The record assembled here does not identify the officials who signed the January 6 filing or the May 21 motion. It also does not identify their party or administration.[^1][^2] ## What The decree was a 169-page proposed consent decree concerning [[Minneapolis]] police. It was never approved. The court dismissed the case with prejudice, and the pending settlement-approval motion was denied as moot.[^1][^3] ## When - January 6, 2025: the proposed consent decree was filed.[^1] - May 21, 2025: the Department of Justice moved to dismiss.[^2] - May 28, 2025 (Sahan Journal) or May 27, 2025 (Clearinghouse docket): dismissal with prejudice.[^3][^4] ## Why The record carries two stated reasons, and both are the parties' own words. The Department of Justice stated that it "no longer believes that the proposed consent decree would be in the public interest."[^2] The court stated "grave misgivings about the proposed consent decree serving the public interest."[^3] The record does not establish any reason beyond these statements. ## How The decree ended on the government's motion to dismiss, not by litigation of its terms. The court granted the motion with prejudice. The court then treated the settlement-approval motion as moot rather than ruling on it.[^2][^3] ## How many - Length of the instrument: 169 pages.[^1][^3] - Filing to the government's motion to dismiss: 135 days, counting January 6 to May 21, 2025.[^1][^2] - Filing to dismissal: 142 days, counting to the May 28 order date reported by Sahan Journal. The count is 141 days if measured to the Clearinghouse docket date of May 27.[^3][^4] ## In the at-issue record The project's at-issue row [[At issue 025 - A 169-page consent decree was filed in United]] records the January 6 filing and the dismissal with prejudice. That row counts 142 days from filing to dismissal.[^1][^3] The row is anchored to a March 2025 presidential action on eliminating information silos.[^6] A second row records the May 21, 2025 motion to dismiss.[^2] That row is anchored to an April 2025 presidential action on law enforcement. The row describes that action as stating the federal posture the dismissal implements.[^5] This linkage is the project's own description. It is not a statement made in the motion or the court's order.[^2][^3] ## In the Minnesota record ### What - A 169-page proposed consent decree was filed in *United States v. City of Minneapolis*, 0:25-cv-00048, and was dismissed with prejudice.[^1][^2][^3] ### When - Filed January 6, 2025.[^1] - Motion to dismiss filed May 21, 2025.[^2] - Dismissed May 28, 2025 according to Sahan Journal, or May 27, 2025 according to the Clearinghouse docket.[^3][^4] ### Who - The United States was the movant on both the filing and the dismissal, and the City of Minneapolis was the opposing party.[^2] - Judge Paul A. Magnuson issued the order.[^3] ## Notes [^1]: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, *United States v. City of Minneapolis* (case record) — filing of the proposed consent decree on January 6, 2025. https://clearinghouse.net/case/18178/ [^2]: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, *United States v. City of Minneapolis*, 0:25-cv-00048 — motion to dismiss the proposed consent decree (May 21, 2025); states the United States "no longer believes that the proposed consent decree would be in the public interest." https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1410691/dl [^3]: Sahan Journal, report on the dismissal of the Minneapolis federal consent decree (reporting the order of May 28, 2025) — Judge Paul A. Magnuson granted dismissal with prejudice, denied the settlement-approval motion as moot, and cited "grave misgivings about the proposed consent decree serving the public interest." https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/minneapolis-federal-consent-decree-dismissed/ [^4]: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, *United States v. City of Minneapolis* (case record) — docket dates the dismissal May 27, 2025. https://clearinghouse.net/case/18178/ [^5]: The White House, *Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens* (April 2025) — the presidential action to which the project's at-issue row anchors the dismissal. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ [^6]: The White House, *Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos* (March 2025) — the presidential action to which the project's at-issue row on the filing and dismissal is anchored. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/stopping-waste-fraud-and-abuse-by-eliminating-information-silos/