Minnesota Supreme Court Opinions

Orders on Petitions for Further Review

Granted

1.  Minnesota Coalition on Government Information vs. City of Minneapolis, et al., Police Officers’ Federation of Minneapolis – A25-0919

 Issues: (1) Whether the court of appeals erred by defining “disciplinary action” under section 13.43 of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act as actions by an employer imposed “to punish, penalize, or correct behavior in response to a complaint or charge against the employee, consistent with the rights and obligations as established by PELRA.” (2) Whether the court of appeals erred by concluding that there is a fact question regarding whether coaching as used within the Minneapolis Police Department is “disciplinary action” under section 13.43 of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

Cross-Review Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred by not granting summary judgment to MNCOGI, instead of remanding for further proceedings, given that (a) the court of appeals’ definition includes “corrective action,” (b) under Petitioner’s own policies coaching is corrective, and (c) Petitioners have conceded no disputed issues of material fact exist.

Granted/Stayed

2.  Braulio Garcia vs. Daikin Applied Americas Inc. – A25-1785

Issues: (1) Whether individual pieces of circumstantial evidence must be viewed cumulatively at summary judgment when distinguishing between speculation and reasonable inferences of a retaliatory motive. (2) Whether evidence of the falsity of an employer’s proffered non-retaliatory reason for a termination may constitute circumstantial evidence sufficient to dispute an employer’s claimed “honest belief” at summary judgment.

Stayed pending final disposition in Olds v. City of Moorhead, A24-2001

Denied

3.  Alexander Nelson vs. Flameburger – A26-0821

4.  At Home Apartments, L.L.C. vs. Nicholas Berscheid, John Doe, et al. – A25-1279

5.  Freddie Louis Dillard vs. State of Minnesota – A26-0167

6.  In re Godfrey Simba, Godfrey Simba vs. Timothy Vnuk – A26-0875

7.  In re Tricia Marie Myers, State of Minnesota vs. Tricia Marie Myers – A26-0708

8.  In the Marriage of: Erin Marie Adams vs. Cody Dan Adams, County of Blue Earth – A25-0504

9.  Jessica Gutierrez vs. Rappahannock Flats Condominium – A26-0819

10.  Jonathan Joseph Corbett vs. State of Minnesota – A25-2041

11.  Kristin Harner, et al. vs. FBL Financial Services, Inc., et al., Guy J Dawson – A25-1694

12.  Marjorie Schroeder vs. North Star Mutual Insurance Company – A25-1452

13.  Meaghan Witthaus, et al. vs. William Barnes – A25-1712

14.  Parents For Good, et al. vs. Anoka-Hennepin Public School District No.11, et al., Tom Hunt in his capacity as Anoka County Elections Manager, Daniel Rogan in his capacity as Hennepin County Auditor-Treasurer (Accelerated Review) – A26-1383

15.  Rappahannock Flats Condominium Association vs. Jessica Gutierrez – A26-0771

16.  Said Mohamad Gishe vs. State of Minnesota – A25-1434

17.  State of Minnesota vs. Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim – A25-0659

18.  State of Minnesota vs. Benjamin Edward Meat, Sr. – A25-0691

19.  State of Minnesota vs. Dione Jermaine Nelson – A25-1113

20.  State of Minnesota vs. Jonathan Lee Johnson – A25-0873

21.  State of Minnesota vs. Joshua Rafael Harris – A25-1308

22.  State of Minnesota vs. Mitchell Allan Phillippi – A25-1061

23.  State of Minnesota vs. Thomas Wayne Ward – A25-1106

Filed August 7, 2026 - Denied

1.  Donald Charles Ancke, III vs. State of Minnesota – A25-1628