Appellate Courts will begin transmitting all notices, orders, and opinions electronically.
Beginning no later than July 1, 2011, the appellate courts will send notices, orders, opinions, and correspondence related to pending cases to attorneys in those cases by e-mail rather than postal mail. All attorneys with pending appellate cases who have not already registered an e-mail address should do so immediately. Unrepresented parties with pending appellate cases may also participate in this e-notification system by registering an e-mail address. Please visit the Clerk of Appellate Courts page for instructions on how to register your e-mail address.
Opinion Policies
Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions are issued weekly and are available to the public at 10 a.m. CST/CDT every Monday.
On Wednesday of every week, the Court of Appeals will mail a notice that informs counsel, 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. Copies of the opinions are mailed to involved parties on Mondays.
In certain time-sensitive cases, the Court of Appeals may issue opinions on a business day other than Monday. 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.
Published Opinions
By statute, the Court of Appeals issues a published opinion only in the most important and complex cases. Published 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 found in most law libraries.
DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED Monday, June 30, 2025
No Precedential Opinions Filed.
Unpublished Opinions
Unpublished opinions are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in published opinions, or that will affect only the parties to that particular case. These opinions are usually shorter, do not contain extensive discussion of the facts, and are not generally relied on by other courts to the same degree as published opinions.
NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS
FILED Monday, June 30, 2025
Pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1 (c)
1.
A24-1007
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Stacie Lynn LaClaire, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Kevin G. Ross.
Rice County District Court, Hon. Karie M. Anderson.
2.
A24-1229
Betsy Meredith Baldwin and On Behalf of Minor Child(ren), petitioner, Appellant, vs. Stephen Eric Baldwin, Respondent.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Laura Marie Thomas.
3.
A24-0979
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Teresa Marie Massey, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
Pope County District Court, Hon. Melissa Listug.
4.
A24-1310
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Anthony Jabri Santos, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
Dakota County District Court, Hon. David L. Knutson.
5.
A24-1270
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ali Dayib Warsame, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
McLeod County District Court, Hon. Jody L. Winter.
6.
A25-0086
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Todd Clifford Bowlby, Respondent.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Mille Lacs County District Court, Hon. Mark Herzing.
7.
A24-1767
Deanna M. Kortan, Appellant, vs. St. Louis Park Hockey Boosters, also known as St. Louis Park Hockey Association, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Bridget Sullivan.
8.
A24-1680
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. V. Z., Father.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Robyn A. Millenacker.
9.
A24-1324
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Joseph Maurice Chouinard, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Bhupesh R Pattni.
10.
A24-0833
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nashid Asmir Abdul-Zahir, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Steele County District Court, Hon. Joseph A. Bueltel.
11.
A24-1487
Charles Andrew Herold, Appellant, vs. Grande Market Place Limited Partnership, Respondent, Building Maintenance Management, Inc.,
Respondent.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Lois R. Conroy.
12.
A24-1593
Keith J. Unger, Appellant, vs. Crow Wing County, Respondent, Nelson Preserve, Respondent.
Reversed and remanded; motion denied. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Concurring in part, dissenting in part. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Crow Wing County District Court, Hon. Charles D. Halverson.
13.
A24-1282,
A24-1331
Tyler Timberlake, Respondent, vs. Brian O'Hara, Defendant (A24-1282), Appellant (A24 1331), City of Minneapolis, Appellant (A24-1282), Defendant
(A24-1331).
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Karen A. Janisch.
14.
A24-1091
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Keyonte Devon McDowell, Appellant.
Reversed. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Dakota County District Court, Hon. Stacey E. Sorensen Green.
15.
A24-1073
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Emanuel Joseph Mash Babineaux, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Sarah I. Wheelock.
Anoka County District Court, Hon. Suzanne Brown.
16.
A24-0415
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Rigoberto Izucar Espitia, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. Judge Sarah I. Wheelock.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Michael E. Burns.
17.
A25-0073
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Mustaf Nur Jama.
Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. William H. Koch.
18.
A24-1559
Vangyi Chongtoua, Relator, vs. Bdote Learning Center, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
Department of Employment and Economic Development.
19.
A24-1237
Roberta Jo Nickel, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Joshua Peter Nickel, Respondent, County of Cottonwood, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
Cottonwood County District Court, Hon. Christina M. Wietzema.
20.
A25-0038
Lauren Strahan, Appellant, vs. Josh Boone, Respondent, Prime Comms Retail, LLC, Respondent, AT&T Mobility II, LLC, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
Blue Earth County District Court, Hon. Mark Edward Betters.
21.
A24-1880
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Hardy Mondelus Galette, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Sherburne County District Court, Hon. Walter Kaminsky.
22.
A24-1162
Raymond Semler, Appellant, vs. Susan Johnson, et al., Respondents.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Carlton County District Court, Hon. Eric Hylden.
23.
A24-1126
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Lawrence Edward Walker McDowell, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. John Lucas.
24.
A24-0895
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Win Naing Aung, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Timothy Carey.
25.
A24-1046
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Danielle Marie Tarbuck, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Denise D. Reilly.*
Itasca County District Court, Hon. Heidi M. Chandler.
26.
A24-0989
Hibaq Diriye Abdi, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Said Somane, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. Judge John P. Smith.*
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Charlene Hatcher.
* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10.
Order Opinions
Cases 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
June 30, 2025
1.
A24-1923
Dean Richard Peterson, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Redwood County District Court, Hon. Patrick R. Rohland.
2.
A24-1806
Patrick R Vaughn, Appellant, vs. Steven Tomasko, et al., Respondents, Minneapolis Police Officers, Respondent, Cedar Towing, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Joseph R. Klein.
Special Release Opinions
NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED
Opinion Sets
Opinion sets contain all published, unpublished, and order opinions. The sets are compressed into files that must be unpacked before opening them.
Opinion Sets For Opinions
Filed Monday, June 30, 2025
Opinion Set in a Zipped PDF Format
- Click the above link.
- Save the unzipped file to your computer.
- Choose the "Open" option on the Download Complete screen.
- Extract the files to a location of your choice.
- Open the extracted file.