United States of America v. Joshua Gunnar Olson

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2500
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Joshua Gunnar Olson
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: May 6, 2024
Filed: May 14, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Joshua Olson appeals the determination that he is not mentally competent to
stand trial on carjacking and firearms charges and must be temporarily committed to
the custody of the Attorney General. See 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d). A magistrate judge1
1 The Honorable Tony N. Leung, United States Magistrate Judge for the
District of Minnesota.

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issued the order and the district court2 overruled Olson’s objections because the
findings were not “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).
Although he now argues that the court should have reviewed the competency
determination de novo, we conclude that he forfeited his challenge to the magistrate
judge’s authority and any error was not “clear or obvious.” United States v. Pirani,
406 F.3d 543, 550 (8th Cir. 2005) (en banc) (summarizing plain-error review). Nor
can he get relief on any other issues raised in the briefs. We accordingly affirm the
district court’s order. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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2 The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.

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