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Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions are issued weekly and are available to the public at 10:00 a.m. CST/CDT every Monday. When a Monday is a holiday, opinions are issued on Tuesday.   

On Wednesday of every week, the Court of Appeals will distribute a notice that informs counsel, self-represented (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.

In certain time-sensitive cases, the Court of Appeals may issue opinions on other business days.  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 and previously released Special Term Orders.
 

NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the tabs on your mobile device, you may view all Opinions on a single page.

Precedential OpinionsUnder Minn. Rule of Civil Appellate Procedure 136.01, the Court of Appeals issues a precedential opinion (formerly called "published opinions") only to clarify or develop the law.  In deciding whether to issue a precedential opinion, the court considers multiple factors listed in Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. (1)(b), incluing whether the case establishes a new principle or rule of law, clarifies existing case law, decides a novel issue involving a constitutional provision, statute, administrative rule or rule of court, or resolves a significant or recurring legal issue.  Precedential opinions will be considered and used by courts faced with similar issues in the future, and they are published in books of caselaw found in most law libraries.  Under Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 128.02, subd. 1(f), parties may advise the court whether a precedential opinion would be helpful. 

DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED Monday, March 17, 2025


No Precedential Opinions Filed.
Nonprecedential OpinionsNonprecedential opinions (formerly called "unpublished opinions") are typically issued in cases that do not contain issues of first impression or involve the application of established law to the particular set of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  Nonprecedential opinions "are not binding authority except as law of the case, res judicata or collateral estoppel, but nonprecedential opinions may be cited as persuasive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 Monday, March 17, 2025

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


1.   A24-0880
      Abdihafid Hariri Hassan Yusuf, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Neama Omar Y Al Somali, Respondent.
      Affirmed; motion granted in part. Chief Judge Jennifer L. Frisch.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Robyn A. Millenacker.

2.   A23-1678
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Terry Lorenzo Brown, Jr., Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Francis J. Connolly.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Carolina A. Lamas.

3.   A24-1356
      Alliant Ventures IX, LLC, Respondent, vs. Jason Bebeau, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
      Anoka County District Court, Hon. Jennifer L. Stanfield.

4.   A24-0496
      Brooke Lea Simpson, Appellant, vs. Miguel Alvarez Soto, Sr., Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Thomas Gilligan, Jr.

5.   A24-1445
      In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: A. V., Parent.
      Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Judge Colette Routel.

6.   A24-0330
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tylynne Lashawn Wilson, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
      Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Peter A. Cahill.

7.   A24-0645
      Christopher Humphrey, Relator, vs. City of Minneapolis Civil Service Commission, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
      Minneapolis Civil Service Commission.

8.   A24-1054
      Daniel W Crandall, et al., Appellants, vs. James E Hanson, Respondent.
      Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
      Olmsted County District Court, Hon. Lisa R. Hayne.

9.   A24-0510
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Antonio Harris, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge Jon Schmidt.
      Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Kellie Charles.

10. A24-0740
      State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Justis David Harvey, Appellant.
      Affirmed. Judge James B. Florey.*
      Pine County District Court, Hon. Judge Jason R. Steffen.

* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10.
Order OpinionsCases 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. Order opinions "are not binding authority except as law of the case, res judicata or collateral estoppel." Minn. R. Civ. App. 136.01. 

RECENT ORDER OPINIONS
March 17, 2025


No Order Opinions Filed.
Opinions released on a day other than the court’s weekly release date will appear on the Special Release Opinions tab. Special release opinions may be precedential, nonprecedential, or order opinions.  

NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED

Opinion SetsAs of June 1, 2023, the Court of Appeals no longer provides opinion sets in Word Document format and Rich Text Format. Opinions are available in PDF format under the Opinions tabs on this site.

Opinion Sets For Opinions
Filed Monday, March 17, 2025

Opinion Set in a Zipped PDF Format

  1. Click the above link.
  2. Save the unzipped file to your computer.
  3. Choose the "Open" option on the Download Complete screen.
  4. Extract the files to a location of your choice.
  5. Open the extracted file.