Minnesota Supreme Court Opinions

Orders on Petitions for Further Review

Granted

1. In the Matter of the Application of Jesus Adrian Soto for a Change of Name of Minor – A24-1314

Issue Granted: Whether the Minnesota Court of Appeals erroneously interpreted the “clear and compelling” standard under Robinson v. Hansel, and Application of Saxton, as compared to Foster v. Foster by requiring evidence that a name change is “necessary” to a child’s substantial welfare, rather than evidence that such change would substantially benefit the child’s welfare?

2. Sela Investments, Ltd LLP vs. J.H. – A24-1380

Issues Granted: (1) Does Minnesota’s eviction expungement statute take away a district court’s right to hear and decide cases? (2) Did the Court of Appeals err in invalidating Minn. Stat. § 484.014, subd. 3(a)(6) (2023) as facially unconstitutional under the separation of powers doctrine?

Granted/Stayed

3. State of Minnesota vs. Nathaniel Mark Thompson – A24-0782
Issue: Did the court of appeals properly apply the circumstantial-evidence standard of review where it failed to include all relevant and material evidence in the list of circumstances proved, failed to independently examine all of the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved, evaluated the circumstances proved in isolation, and considered a lack of evidence in the State’s case?
Stayed Pending Final Disposition in State v. Firkus, A23-0973.

Denied

4. Elsie Wolff Mayard, O Paris Auto Dealer LLC vs. Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company, et al. – A25-0674

5. In the Matter of the Application of Marco Quinton Hanlon for a Change of Name – A24-1615

6. In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Samuel Omwando Nyaboga – A24-1643

7. In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Samuel Omwando Nyaboga (Petition for Accelerated Review) – A25-0560

8. In the Matter of: Ellen Sue Laas Ewald, et al. vs. Nina Laas Ewald Nedrebo – A24-1521

9. Joseph Daryll Rued vs. Catrina Marie Rued, et al., Nelson Peralta, et al. – A24-1705

10. Lisa Marie Parkos vs. David Andrew Sandbeck – A24-1364

11. Molina Investment Group, LLC vs. Well #4, LLC, John Doe, Mary Roe, individuals whose true names are unknown – A24-1140

12. Realty Pros, LLC vs. Lamphay Phetphrachanh, American Investments L.L.C. – A24-0933

13. State of Minnesota vs. Anthony Wayne Quaderer – A24-1061

14. State of Minnesota vs. Eric James Reinbold – A23-0453

15. State of Minnesota vs. Joseph Harrison Baynes – A24-1396

16. State of Minnesota vs. Mykell Steffon Burton – A24-0870

17. State of Minnesota vs. Thomas Jonathan Deloye – A24-0687