Court of Appeals Opinions


Opinion Policies

Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions are issued weekly and are available to the public at 10:00 a.m. CST/CDT every Monday. When a Monday is a holiday, opinions are issued on Tuesday.   

On Wednesday of every week, the Court of Appeals will distribute a notice that informs counsel, self-represented (pro se) parties, and court personnel associated with a case that an opinion will be released the following Monday.  Opinions are available online or by visiting the Clerk of Appellate Courts, 305 Minnesota Judicial Center, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, after the Monday release time.

In certain time-sensitive cases, the Court of Appeals may issue opinions on other business days.  In these instances, involved parties will be contacted just prior to the special release.

Please visit the Minnesota State Law Library's Appellate Opinions Archive for previously released Court of Appeals Opinions and previously released Special Term Orders.
 

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Precedential OpinionsBy statute, the Court of Appeals issues a precedential (formerly called "published") opinion only in the most important and complex cases. Precedential opinions include an extensive analysis of the facts and law. They will be considered and used by courts faced with similar issues in the future, and they are published in books of caselaw found in most law libraries.

DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED Monday, March 25, 2024


NO PRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS FILED.
Nonprecedential OpinionsNonprecedential opinions (formerly called "unpublished opinions") are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in precedential opinions, or that will affect only the parties to that particular case. These opinions are usually shorter than precedential opinions, do not contain extensive discussion of the facts, and are not generally relied on by other courts to the same degree as precedential opinions.

NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS
FILED Monday, March 25, 2024

Pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1 (c)


1.   A23-1107
      Allen Logelin, Respondent, vs. Randy J. Poynter, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Chief Judge Susan L. Segal.
      St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Dale O. Harris.

2.   A23-1049, A23-1050
      Housing First Minnesota, Appellant, vs. City of Corcoran, Respondent (A23-1049). Housing First Minnesota, Appellant, vs. City of Dayton,
      Respondent (A23-1050).
      Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Chief Judge Susan L. Segal.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Frank J. Magill, Jr.

3.   A23-0805
      Joan Przybilla, as Trustee, for Next of Kin of Rose Kramer, Respondent, vs. Vista Prairie at River Heights, LLC, et al., Appellants.
      Affirmed. Judge Renee L. Worke.
      Dakota County District Court, Hon. David Lutz.

4.   A23-0271
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Henry Lee Brown, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Renee L. Worke.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Paul Scoggin.

5.   A23-1451
      Jennifer Leu, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Commissioner of Public Safety, Respondent.
      Reversed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
      Mahnomen County District Court, Hon. Temp Pennington.

6.   A23-1215
      State of Minnesota, ex rel. Nicole Rae Cloud, Appellant, vs. Paul Schnell, Commissioner of Corrections, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
      Scott County District Court, Hon. Charles Webber.

7.   A23-0914
      Tescil Romalis Mason-Kimmons, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jay Quam.

8.   A23-0859
      CBS MN Properties, LLC, Appellant, vs. County of Hennepin, Respondent.
      Reversed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jamie L. Anderson.

9.   A23-0578
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Otis Redmond Ware, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Sarah Wheelock.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Kellie Charles.

10. A23-1186
      In re the Matter of Ossawinnamakee Road Homeowners, Appellant, vs. Commissioner of City of Breezy Point, Respondent, Office of
      Administrative Hearings, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Jonathan P. Schmidt.
      Crow Wing County District Court, Hon. Kristine R. DeMay.

11. A23-0564
      Roula Mitchell, Appellant, vs. Target Corporation, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Jonathan P. Schmidt.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Bridget Sullivan.
Order OpinionsCases that involve a few simple issues may be decided by order opinions, which include little discussion of the facts of the case and a brief analysis of the laws that are involved.

RECENT ORDER OPINIONS
March 25, 2024


1.   A23-1623
      Deontray Vershon Tate, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Chief Judge Susan L. Segal.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Paul Scoggin.

2.   A22-1445
      Kevin Magnus Steinolfson, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Carrie Ann Steinolfson, Appellant, County of Dakota, Intervenor.
      Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
      Dakota County District Court, Hon. Vicki Taylor.

3.   A23-0774
      Estate of Jeffrey C. Woodard, Appellant, vs. Marion C. Krumrie, Respondent.
      Reversed and remanded. Judge Keala C. Ede.
      Winona County District Court, Hon. Mary C. Leahy.

NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED

Opinion SetsAs of June 1, 2023, the Court of Appeals no longer provides opinion sets in Word Document format and Rich Text Format. Opinions are available in PDF format under the Opinions tabs on this site.

Opinion Sets For Opinions
Filed Monday, March 25, 2024

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