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Clerk of Appellate Courts

The Clerk of Appellate Courts accepts filings for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases and provides parties with copies of court orders and opinions. All case filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office, never to appellate judges directly. The Clerk’s Office notifies parties of any deficiencies in their filings and instructs them on how to make the necessary corrections.

Obtaining Appellate Case Information

Online

Appellate case information may be viewed 24 hours a day using the P-MACS case management system. Court orders, opinions, and judgments are attached to case entries with a link at the bottom of the entry under Document References. Clicking on the document name will open a Word file for viewing and printing.  Do not email the Clerk of Appellate Courts for case information.

Minnesota Appellate Courts Case Management System--Public View (P-MACS)  (User Instructions for P-MACS)

Phone

You may call 651-296-2581 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to obtain case information.

Obtaining Appellate Opinions Online

• Current Supreme Court Opinions
• Archived Supreme Court Opinions
• Current Court of Appeals Opinions
• Archived Court of Appeals Opinions

Resources for Filing an Appeal

Civil appellate filing requirements are governed by the Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. Criminal appellate filings are governed by specific provisions of the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. 

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To file an appeal, persons should consult these additional resources:

• Appellate Forms
• Approved Brief Binding Methods
• Court of Appeals Standards of Review: Read in html or PDF

Popular Forms:

• Taxation of Costs and Disbursements
• Satisfaction of Judgment
• Affidavit of Service By Mail Delivery
• Affidavit of Service by Personal Delivery

For Attorneys:

• Notice Regarding Oral Arguments in the Court of Appeals (dates unavailable for oral argument)

Unemployment Appeals

For persons who do not have an attorney and wish to appeal an administrative decision involving unemployment, the Court of Appeals has prepared a packet of instructions and forms:

• Unemployment Packet (Word DOC) 
  Unemployment Packet (Adobe PDF)

Supreme Court Filing Fees

• Notice of Appeal/Petition for Writ of Cert. - $550 
• Petition for Further Review - $550   
• Petition for Rehearing - $100
• Petition for Accelerated Review - $100
• Extraordinary Writs (mandamus/prohibition) - $550 

Court of Appeals Filing Fees

• Notice of Appeal/Petition for Writ of Certiorari - $550 
• Notice of Review - $100
• Extraordinary Writs (mandamus/prohibition) - $550 
• Petition for Discretionary Review - $550 

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