Nonprecedential Opinions
NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS FILED FEBRUARY 2, 2026
Pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1 (c)
1. A25-0992
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Thomas Anthony Flowers, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Renee L. Worke.
Crow Wing County District Court, Hon. Patricia A. Aanes.
2. A25-0562
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nelson Randolph, III, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Renee L. Worke.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Mark Kappelhoff, Hon. Tamara G.
Garcia.
3. A25-0402
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Austin Nathaniel Ouellette, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Kevin G. Ross.
Stearns County District Court, Hon. Andrew R. Pearson.
4. A25-0166
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael Daron Ware, Appellant.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Kevin G. Ross.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Gina M. Brandt, Hon. Judge Jane
Maschka.
5. A25-0329
Matthew Eric Zinda, Appellant, vs. Joshua Heintzeman, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
Crow Wing County District Court, Hon. Kristine R. DeMay.
6. A25-0694
Matt Monoleetio Vogel, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota,
Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
Beltrami County District Court, Hon. Annie Pat Claesson-Huseby.
7. A25-0212
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Patrick Michael Remer, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
Wright County District Court, Hon. Suzanne Bollman.
8. A25-0810
Ellis Scott Tooles, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Jill Eichenwald.
9. A25-0342
Matter of the University of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Haishan Yang, Relator.
Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
University of Minnesota.
10. A23-1389
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Deandre Washington Leroy Craig,
Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Concurring in part, dissenting in part, Judge Elise Larson.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Thomas J. Conley.
11. A25-0962
Shawn Patrick Agar, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Otter Tail County District Court, Hon. Sharon G. Benson.
12. A25-0607
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Cherry Lynn Osborne, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Cass County District Court, Hon. Christopher J. Strandlie.
13. A25-0521
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Rashad Lavonte Lenear, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Wright County District Court, Hon. Catherine McPherson, Hon. Judge John
Bowen.
14. A25-0344
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. George Luis Ramirez, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith.
Lyon County District Court, Hon. Tricia Zimmer.
15. A25-0555
Jennifer Lynn Baldwin, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota,
Respondent.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Lisa K. Janzen.
16. A25-0303
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Erik Ozornia, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
Kandiyohi County District Court, Hon. Stephen J. Wentzell.
17. A25-0192
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tremaine Tavion Williams, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Tamara G. Garcia.
18. A25-0189
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Deanna Lea King, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Sarah I. Wheelock.
Wilkin County District Court, Hon. Amy J. Doll.
19. A25-0176
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mickela Joy Vredenburg, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Pamela King.
20. A25-0087
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Benard Mogaka Okero, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Goodhue County District Court, Hon. Douglas Bayley.
21. A25-0971
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Paolo R Contreras Hernandez, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Sherburne County District Court, Hon. Karen Schommer.
22. A25-0896
Joseph James LaFrance, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota,
Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Polk County District Court, Hon. Anne Marie Rasmusson.
23. A25-0545
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Blake Lawrence Fuhol, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Rachel F. Bond.
Isanti County District Court, Hon. Amy R. Brosnahan.
24. A25-1127
In re the Trust of Elizabeth A. Ronning & Wallace K. Ronning.
Affirmed. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Becker County District Court, Hon. Gretchen Thilmony.
25. A25-0155
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mickela Joy Vredenburg, Appellant.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Michael L. Kirk.*
Dodge County District Court, Hon. Jeffrey Kritzer .
26. A25-0771
In the Matter of the Welfare of: E. W. H., Child.
Affirmed. Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.*
Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Jacob C Allen.
27. A25-0184
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Edward Louis Johnson, Jr., Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.*
Todd County District Court, Hon. Daniel A. Benson.
28. A23-0946
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Desean James Solomon, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Lucinda E. Jesson.*
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Paul Scoggin.
29. A24-2024
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Stephani Marie Boyum, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Susan L. Segal.**
Sherburne County District Court, Hon. Brianne J. Buccicone.
* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn.
Const. art. VI, § 10.
** Retired Chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to
Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10.