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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.
 

NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the tabs on your mobile device, you may view all Opinions on a single page.

Precedential OpinionsUnder Minn. Rule of Civil Appellate Procedure 136.01, the Court of Appeals issues a precedential opinion (formerly called "published opinions") only to clarify or develop the law.  In deciding whether to issue a precedential opinion, the court considers multiple factors listed in Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. (1)(b), incluing whether the case establishes a new principle or rule of law, clarifies existing case law, decides a novel issue involving a constitutional provision, statute, administrative rule or rule of court, or resolves a significant or recurring legal issue.  Precedential opinions 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.  Under Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 128.02, subd. 1(f), parties may advise the court whether a precedential opinion would be helpful. 

DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED Monday, November 18, 2024


No Precedential Opinions Filed.
Nonprecedential OpinionsNonprecedential opinions (formerly called "unpublished opinions") are typically issued in cases that do not contain issues of first impression or involve the application of established law to the particular set of facts and circumstances in that case.  See Minn. R. Civ. App. 136.01.  Nonprecedential opinions "are not binding authority except as law of the case, res judicata or collateral estoppel, but nonprecedential opinions may be cited as persuasive authority." Minn. R. Civ. App. 136.01. 

NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS
FILED Monday, November 18, 2024

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


1.   A22-1545
      Cristina Berrier, Respondent, vs. Minnesota State Patrol, Appellant.
      Affirmed and remanded. Chief Judge Susan L. Segal.
      Steele County District Court, Hon. Ross L. Leuning.

2.   A24-0066
      William Larry Armstrong, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Renee L. Worke.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Thomas R. Lehmann.

3.   A24-1017
      In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Rodger Dean Robb II.
      Affirmed. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
      Commitment Appeal Panel, Hon. Lawrence F. Clark, Hon. Leslie May Metzen, Hon. Teresa R. Warner.

4.   A24-0225
      County of Hennepin, Respondent, vs. Christina Elizabeth VonderHaar, Appellant, James Mark Hedquist, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Motion denied. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Terri Yellowhammer.

5.   A24-0562
      Bryan M Holl, Appellant, vs. Moose Lake Correctional Facility, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
      Carlton County District Court, Hon. Eric Hylden.

6.   A24-0413
      William Robert Laurie, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Brittany Elizabeth Nebel, Respondent, County of Wright, Intervenor.
      Affirmed in part, and remanded. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
      Wright County District Court, Hon. Elizabeth Strand.

7.   A23-1709
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Deandre Dontae Turner, Appellant.
      Reversed and remanded. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Juan Hoyos.

8.   A24-0042
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Abdirashid Ahmed Hassan, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Reynaldo Aligada, Jr.

9.   A24-0430
      In the Matter of the Appeal by Kehinde Yusuf and Caring for Adults of the Order of License Revocation of the Adult Foster Care and Home and
      Community-Based Services Licenses.
      Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
      Minnesota Department of Human Services.

10. A23-1854
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Demarcius Maurice Payton, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Joy D. Bartscher.
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. Order opinions "are not binding authority except as law of the case, res judicata or collateral estoppel." Minn. R. Civ. App. 136.01. 

RECENT ORDER OPINIONS
November 18, 2024


1.   A24-0908
      Juneau Pearletha Thomas, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Andre Lamont Johnson, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Nicole J. Starr.

2.   A24-0153
      Reuben Elijah Penske, Appellant, vs. Steven Michael Pappenfus, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
      Wright County District Court, Hon. Geoffrey W. Tenney.
Opinions released on a day other than the court’s weekly release date will appear on the Special Release Opinions tab. Special release opinions may be precedential, nonprecedential, or order opinions.  

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, November 18, 2024

Opinion Set in a Zipped PDF Format

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  4. Extract the files to a location of your choice.
  5. Open the extracted file.