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IMPORTANT NOTICE

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.

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

Published OpinionsBy 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, November 23, 2020



NO PUBLISHED OPINIONS FILED
 
Unpublished OpinionsUnpublished opinions are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in published opinions, or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.

UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS
FILED Monday, November 23, 2020

Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 480A.08, subd. 3 (2018)



1.         A20-0510
            Steven Fischer, Appellant, vs. Fischer-Kinnunen Partnership, LLP, et al., Respondents.
            Affirmed.  Judge Renee L. Worke.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jamie L. Anderson.

2.         A20-0432
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey Raymond Greenbush, Appellant.
            Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.  Judge Renee L. Worke.
            Scott County District Court, Hon. Rex D. Stacey.

3.         A20-0262
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Percy Leonard French, Appellant.
            Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.  Judge Francis J. Connolly.
            Becker County District Court, Hon. Jay D. Carlson.

4.         A19-1889
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Davone Laquin Jordan, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
            Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Christina Kilbo Stevens.
 
5.         A20-0468
            Steven Dahl, Respondent, vs. Pamela Quinn, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
            Washington County District Court, Hon. Douglas B. Meslow.
 
6.         A20-0239
            Katie Aase, Respondent, vs. Megan Hamilton, Appellant.
            Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.  Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jamie L. Anderson.

7.         A19-1974
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Aaron Frances Phillips-Marrow, Appellant.
            Reversed and remanded.  Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
            St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Shaun R. Floerke.

8.         A19-1676
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Chad Edward Danberry, Appellant.
            Reversed and remanded.  Judge Carol A. Hooten.
            Blue Earth County District Court, Hon. Mark Edward Betters.

9.         A19-2014
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Oscar Garcia-Espino, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Denise D. Reilly.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Tamara G. Garcia.

10.       A19-1830
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Scott Howard Meyer, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.
            Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Christina Kilbo Stevens.

11.       A19-1388
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael Ryan Tverberg, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.
            Itasca County District Court, Hon. Korey D. Wahwassuck.

12.       A20-0325
            Michael Hosting, Respondent, vs. Eagleview Logistics, Corp., et al., Appellants.
            Affirmed.  Judge Tracy M. Smith.
            Fillmore County District Court, Hon. Matthew J. Opat.

13.       A20-0481
            In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: G. W., Adjudicated Father.
            Affirmed.  Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
            Ramsey County District Court, Hon. DeAnne M. Hilgers.

14.       A20-0353
            In the Matter of the Welfare of: R. R., Child.
            Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.  Judge James B. Florey.
            Lac Qui Parle County District Court, Hon. Dwayne Knutsen.

15.       A20-0092
            Penelope Isleman, et al., Appellants, vs. Public Storage, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge James B. Florey.
            Anoka County District Court, Hon. Jenny Walker Jasper.

16.       A20-0037
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey Patrick Sims, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge James B. Florey.
            Winona County District Court, Hon. Matthew J. Opat.
 
17.       A19-1856
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Rebecca Ann Powers, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge James B. Florey.
            St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Rachel C. Sullivan.

18.       A20-0358
            Larry Francis Stevens, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Commissioner of Public Safety,
            Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Theodora K. Gaitas.
            Wabasha County District Court, Hon. Christopher A. Neisen.

19.       A20-0677
            Robert Louis Bellanger Fohrenkam, Appellant, vs. Paul Schnell, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Edward J. Cleary.
            Rice County District Court, Hon. Judge Jeffrey M Johnson.


 
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
November 23, 2020



1.         A20-0694
            State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Kenneth Clifford Cordes, Respondent.
            Dismissed.  Judge Randall J. Slieter.
            Washington County District Court, Hon. John C. Hoffman.

2.         A20-0567
            In re the Estate of: Raymond Deforest Trahan, Deceased.
            Vacated.  Judge Theodora K. Gaitas.
            Rice County District Court, Hon. John T. Cajacob.

 

NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED

Opinion SetsOpinion 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, November 23, 2020

Opinion Set in a Zipped Word Document Format

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Opinion Set in a Zipped Rich Text Format

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