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Nonprecedential Opinions Nonprecedential opinions (formerly called "unpublished opinions") are typically issued in cases that do not contain issues of first impression or involve the application of established law to the particular set of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  Nonprecedential opinions "are not binding authority except as law of the case, res judicata or collateral estoppel, but nonprecedential opinions may be cited as persuasive authority."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NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS FILED JUNE 22, 2026

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

1. A25-2034
Dujuan M Walker, Appellant, vs. Paul Schnell, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Respondent, John Doe, Challenge Incarceration Program Director/Designee, Defendant.
Affirmed. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Mark Ireland.

2. A25-1732
Scott Solon Schaefer-Bonovsky, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
Stearns County District Court, Hon. Laura Moehrle.

3. A25-1342
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Donald Arthur Merrill, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
Otter Tail County District Court, Hon. Kevin Miller.

4. A25-1569
Christian Fitchett, et al., Respondents, vs. Dolezal Creative Design Build Inc., et al., Appellants.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Joseph R. Klein.

5. A25-1729
Anna Rae Dosso and On Behalf of Minor Children, Respondent, vs. Ben Dosso, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Clay County District Court, Hon. Jade Rosenfeldt, Hon. Judge Michael D. Leeser.

6. A25-0781
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Dennis Vincent Gomez, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Clay County District Court, Hon. Jade Rosenfeldt.

7. A25-1139
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeremiah Marquis Johnson, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Sarah I. Wheelock.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Kelly Olmstead.

8. A24-0237
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Curtrez Darale Johnson, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Sarah I. Wheelock.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Laura Nelson.

9. A25-1765
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Appellant, vs. Susan Sween,
as Trustee of the George H. Deziel Revocable Trust, Respondent, Shamrock Golf,
Inc., Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Elise Larson.
Dissenting, Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jamie L. Anderson.

10. A25-2146
MJ aka Elissa Wall, Respondent, vs. Warren Jeffs, Defendant, Seth Jeffs, et al.,
Appellants.
Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
Cook County District Court, Hon. Nicole Hopps.

11. A25-2042
Christopher S. Chaudhry, Relator, vs. Mystic Lake Casino, Respondent,
Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
Department of Employment and Economic Development.

12. A25-1348
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tony Dean Boos, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Judge Sarah Hudleston.

13. A25-1032
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nathan Taylor Sheldon, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. DeAnne M. Hilgers.

14. A25-1919
Michaela Dojcinovic Bachmayer, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Kyle Dalke
Bachmayer, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Theresa Couri.

15. A25-1508
Theresa Johnson, Relator, vs. Mentor Management Inc, Respondent, Department
of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Department of Employment and Economic Development.

16. A25-1837
Mark LaVigne, Appellant, vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,
Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Wabasha County District Court, Hon. Christopher A. Neisen.

17. A25-0859
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Robert Kenneth Icanberry, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Clay County District Court, Hon. Judge Michael D. Leeser.

18. A25-1876
Abdiel Josadac Aguilar-Pineda, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota,
Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Elizabeth G. Bentley.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Kelly Olmstead.

19. A23-1892
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Derrick Dandre Powell, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Elizabeth G. Bentley.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. DeAnne M. Hilgers.

20. A25-0998
Anjela Carpenter, Appellant, vs. Meridian Behavioral Health LLC, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Rachel F. Bond.
Washington County District Court, Hon. Laura A. Pietan.

21. A25-0756
David Ray Honeman, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Carol Lynn Honeman, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, and remanded. Judge Rachel F. Bond.
Brown County District Court, Hon. Robert A. Docherty.

22. A25-2055
BGD, LLC, Appellant, vs. Stephen K. Burns, Respondent, Pacer Minerals, LLC, a
South Dakota Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Anne M. Rasmusson.
Carver County District Court, Hon. Martin S. Fallon.

23. A25-1173
Sahra Ali, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Idriss Hassan Ibrahim, Appellant, County of
Lyon, Intervenor.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Denise D. Reilly.*
Lyon County District Court, Hon. Michelle A. Dietrich.

24. A25-1477
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Adam Hassan Yusuf, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Edward J. Cleary.*
Stearns County District Court, Hon. Andrew R. Pearson.

25. A24-1836
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Richard Allen Waagen, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge John P. Smith.*
Morrison County District Court, Hon. Antoinette C. Wetzel.

26. A25-0142, A25-0425
Laura Marie Knutsen, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Peder Nels Knutsen, Respondent.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.*
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Patrick D. Robben.

27. A25-1474
In Re the Custody of L.B.O.; Bibi Whited, et al., Respondents, vs. Kenzie Quinn,
Appellant, Tyler Ohman, Respondent, Rachel Norgaard, et al., Respondents.
Affirmed. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Dakota County District Court, Hon. David Lutz.

* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn.
Const. art. VI, § 10.

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