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.
Published Opinions
By 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, June 9, 2025
No Precedential Opinions Filed.
Unpublished Opinions
Unpublished opinions are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in published opinions, or that will affect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.
NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS
FILED Monday, June 9, 2025
Pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1 (c)
1.
A24-1992
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: C. R. E. and H. R. E., Parents.
Affirmed. Chief Judge Jennifer L. Frisch.
Houston County District Court, Hon. Carmaine Sturino.
2.
A24-1537
Don Magnuson, Appellant, vs. Minnesota Therapeutic Recreation Association, et al., Respondents, John Doe, et al., Defendants.
Affirmed in part and reversed in part. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Leonardo Castro.
3.
A24-1112
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Christopher Jermain Giles, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
Mille Lacs County District Court, Hon. Matthew M. Quinn.
4.
A24-1734
Vyacheslav Eugeniy Bondarenko, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
Scott County District Court, Hon. Christian S. Wilton.
5.
A24-1092
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ahmed Farah Muhumed, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
Scott County District Court, Hon. Christian S. Wilton.
6.
A24-0727
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Xavier Lee Hudson, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
Washington County District Court, Hon. Gregory G. Galler.
7.
A24-1244
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jodi Linn Anderson, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Jamie L. Anderson.
8.
A24-1165
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Bee Yang, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
Nicollet County District Court, Hon. Todd W. Westphal.
9.
A24-0731
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Khalid Isse Adam, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Judge Matthew Frank.
10.
A24-0953
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mark Noe Rios, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Tracy M. Smith .
Washington County District Court, Hon. Patrick W. Flanagan, Hon. Douglas B. Meslow.
11.
A24-1030,
A24-1031
In the Matter of the Hazardous/Nuisance Property and Building Located at 118 1st Street East, Maple Lake, Minnesota; In the Matter of the
Hazardous/Nuisance Property and Building Located at 110birch Avenue South, Maple Lake, Minnesota.
Affirmed; motions denied. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Wright County District Court, Hon. Geoffrey W. Tenney.
12.
A24-0866
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey Scott Nelson, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Diane B. Bratvold.
Carlton County District Court, Hon. Amy E. Lukasavitz.
13.
A24-1476
James Wayne Gamble, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Affirmed. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
Lac Qui Parle County District Court, Hon. Thomas W. Van Hon.
14.
A24-1085,
A24-1098
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Gale Allen Rachuy, Appellant.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Dakota County District Court, Hon. Shawn M. Moynihan, Hon. Timothy J. McManus .
15.
A24-1038
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Romelio Balderas, Jr., Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge Randall J. Slieter.
Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Joseph F. Chase.
16.
A24-1605
Larry Koch, Appellant, vs. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, et al., Respondents.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Judge Elise Larson.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Lois R. Conroy.
17.
A24-1511
Andrew LaPalme, et al., Appellants, vs. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Respondent.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Thomas J. Conley.
18.
A24-1289
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tami Lee Feldhake, Appellant.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Keala C. Ede.
Chippewa County District Court, Hon. Thomas W. Van Hon.
19.
A24-1075
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Me'Darian Ledale McGruder, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Mower County District Court, Hon. Jeffrey Kritzer.
20.
A24-1027
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jasmine Green, Appellant.
Affirmed. Judge JaPaul J. Harris.
Hennepin County District Court, Hon. James Moore.
21.
A24-1556
APX Construction Group, LLC, Appellant, R&K Electric, Inc., Appellant, vs. Nova Academy of Cosmetology Mankato, LLC, Respondent.
Reversed and Remanded. Judge Elizabeth G. Bentley.
Blue Earth County District Court, Hon. Gregory J. Anderson.
22.
A24-1333
In the Matter of the Appeal of the determination of the Responsible Authority for the Minnesota Department of Transportation that certain data
about Mao Yang are accurate and/or complete.
Affirmed; motion denied. Judge Elizabeth G. Bentley.
State of Minnesota Administration Department.
Order Opinions
Cases 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
June 9, 2025
1.
A24-1526
In the Matter of the Welfare of: J. M. D.-S., Child.
Reversed and remanded. Judge Elizabeth G. Bentley.
St. Louis County District Court, Hon. Shawn L. Pearson.
Special Release Opinions
NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED
Opinion Sets
Opinion 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, June 9, 2025
Opinion Set in a Zipped PDF Format
- Click the above link.
- Save the unzipped file to your computer.
- Choose the "Open" option on the Download Complete screen.
- Extract the files to a location of your choice.
- Open the extracted file.