Minnesota Court of Appeals
January - March 2016
Unpublished and Order Opinions

Listed in reverse chronological order.

February 1, 2016

  • A14-1241, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Luis Daniel Ruiz-Oliva, Appellant.
  • A14-1736, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. David Michael Rindahl, Jr., Appellant.
  • A14-1895, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Anne Marie Hinrichs, Appellant.
  • A15-74, Knawon Antony Conda, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-128, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Dashaunta Dmar Gomez, Appellant.
  • A15-152, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Faron Wayne Ruel, Appellant.
  • A15-153, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. William James Holisky, II, Appellant.
  • A15-177, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Gatwech Yiek Thach, Appellant.
  • A15-280, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Landon Darrick Robinson, Appellant.
  • A15-321, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Luis Fernando Escobar-Chilel, Appellant.
  • A15-331, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael Donovan Krauss, Appellant.
  • A15-372, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nicholas Taylor Rod, Appellant.
  • A15-405, In the Matter of all Licenses Held by Pet Motortech, Inc., d/b/a Pet Auto Repair, for the premises at 44 Acker Street in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • A15-581, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Brandon Christopher Seals, Appellant.
  • A15-596, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Sabrina Beth O’Brien, Appellant.
  • A15-637, Carleen Kaye Theno, n/k/a Carleen Kaye Starkovich, petitioner, Respondent, vs. John Marvin Theno, Appellant.
  • A15-655, In re the Marriage of: Carol Lee D’Costa, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Joseph Francis D’Costa, Appellant.
  • A15-664, First American Title Insurance Company, Respondent, vs. National Title Resources Corp., dba Northwest Title Agency, et al., Co-Appellants, Wayne Holstad, Appellant.
  • A15-676, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Shawn Timothy Zitzloff, Appellant.
  • A15-721, In the Matter of Kayvon Behnam, D. C., License No. 3644.
  • A15-731, Arrow Southampton, LLC, Respondent, vs. Jeremiah Akinnola, Appellant.
  • A15-765, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Warren Fred Nelson, Appellant.
  • A15-816, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Christopher Gary Zurek, Appellant.
  • A15-889, Joseph Molesky, et al., Respondents, vs. John L. Trebesch, et al., Defendants, Sheila P. Sabas, et al., Appellants.
  • A15-893, State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner of Transportation, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Robert Reiland, et al., Respondents Below, Magellan Pipeline Company, L. P., successor in interest to Magellan Pipeline Company, LLC and to Williams Pipe Line Company and to Williams Brothers Pipe Line Company, Appellant.
  • A15-895, Michael N. Palm, Sr., Appellant, vs. Calhoun Realty Company, Respondent.
  • A15-911, Kristina Jean Powers, Appellant, vs. Superintendent James Freihammer, in his official capacity, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-929, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jesus Ivan Torres-Lopez, a/k/a Jesus Ivan Lopez-Torres, Appellant.
  • A15-988, U. S. Bank National Association as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2012 SC Title Trust, Respondent, vs. Thomas J. Litterer, Appellant, Mary Litterer, Appellant.
  • A15-1049, Loria Quade, Relator, vs. City of Minneapolis, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-1293, In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L. S., E. B. and H. J., Parents.
  • A15-1451, State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Antonio Freeman, Respondent.
  • A13-256, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Paul Joseph Welle, Appellant. (February 2016, Affirmed. Order opinion.)
  • A15-575, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eddie Morris Miller, Appellant. (February 2016, Affirmed. Order opinion.)
  • A15-995, Zenith Annette Huntsman, f/k/a Zenith Annette Morgan, creditor, Respondent, vs. James Huntsman, debtor, Appellant, U.S. Bank Northtown, Garnishee. (February 2016, Affirmed. Order opinion.)
  • A15-1411, Donald J. Green, Relator, vs. MPS Technical, Inc., Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent. (February 2016, Reversed and remanded. Order opinion.)

    • January 25, 2016

  • A15-3, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Cartrell Ismail Smith, Appellant.
  • A15-58, In re the Marriage of: Melissa Louise Constantini, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Brent John Constantini, Respondent.
  • A15-108, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Yatarrie Lee Brown, Appellant.
  • A15-121, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Stevie Birdie Daniels, Appellant.
  • A15-195, Randy Lee Torgeson, petitioner, Appellant, vs Commissioner of Public Safety, Respondent.
  • A15-249, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Scott Joseph Mirkovich, Appellant.
  • A15-289, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Archester Rodgers, Jr., Appellant.
  • A15-328, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Thomas Eugene Sirois, Appellant.
  • A15-385, Kim Marie Robberstad, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-440, In the Matter of the Conservatorship of: Patricia Annette Wallace, Protected Person.
  • A15-455, CSM Equities, LLC, Appellant, vs. Woodland Village Investments Limited Partnership, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-560, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Scott Andrew Syversrud, Appellant.
  • A15-609, Lucille O’Quinn, Relator, vs. Noodles & Company (Corp.), Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-652, In the Matter of the Risk Level Determination of: L. R. O.
  • A15-723, Wilson Newongeby Kpahn, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-727, John W. Conzemius, et al., Respondents, vs. David J. Finnegan, et al., Appellants.
  • A15-741, Anchor Bank, N. A., Appellant, vs. Matthew L. Gulbransen, Respondent.
  • A15-760, Seagate Technology, LLC, Appellant, vs. Western Digital Corporation, et al., Respondents, Sining Mao, Respondent.
  • A15-858, In re Medtronic, Inc. Shareholder Litigation.
  • A15-864, Mark Sharockman, Appellant, vs. LifeSpan of Minnesota, Inc., Respondent.
  • A15-866, In re the Matter of: Jodi Kris Engen, et al., on behalf of themselves and their grandchildren, J. R. B., J. A. B., and J. E. P., petitioners, Respondents, vs. Ashlee Jo Belisle, Appellant.
  • A15-922, In re the Matter of: Heather Ray Klammer, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Luke Stephen Klammer, Appellant.
  • A15-932, Yer Vue, Relator, vs. Surdyk’s Flights Inc. – Surdyk’s Flights Wine Market and Bar, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-934, Robert Kagel, Respondent, vs. Christian Brackey, et al., Appellants, Kagel Acquisition Company, LLC, Defendant.
  • A15-1030, Shannon Fogarty, Appellant, vs. Ciao Bella, Respondent.
  • A15-1149, Richard J. Hartfiel, Appellant, vs. Raymond Wilburn Allison, Respondent, T. J. Potter Trucking, Inc., Respondent, Westfield Insurance Company, intervenor, Respondent.
  • A15-1439, Christopher R. Coker, Respondent (A15-1439, A15-1445), Appellant (A15-1606), vs. Emily Johnson Piper, Commissioner of Human Services, Appellant (A15-1439), Respondent (A15-1606), Hennepin County, Appellant (A15-1445).
  • A15-1456, State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Jonathon Michael Honeycutt, Respondent.

    • January 19, 2016

  • A14-2146, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Anthony London Foresta, Appellant.
  • A14-2209, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kevin Charles Owens, Appellant.
  • A15-119, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Yia Her, Appellant.
  • A15-127, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael David Henderson, Appellant.
  • A15-151, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Joseph Edward Wilson, Appellant.
  • A15-180, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Anthony Alan Early, Appellant.
  • A15-207, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tiffaney Diane Hill, Appellant.
  • A15-216, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Lonnie Bell Scott, Appellant.
  • A15-220, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Corey Gordon, Appellant.
  • A15-235, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ryan James Sabot, Appellant.
  • A15-241, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Richard William Reynolds, Jr., Appellant.
  • A15-245, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jesus Armando Puente, Appellant.
  • A15-295, Jaime Marquez Guevara, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-415, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Shannon Don Quenzer, Appellant.
  • A15-424, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Chad Allan Mikiska, Appellant.
  • A15-460, In re the Marriage of: David Allen Anderson, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Lisa Marie Anderson n/k/a Lisa Marie Syverson, Appellant.
  • A15-556, Vernon E. Wallace, Relator, vs. Metro Center for Independent Living, Inc., Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-615, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Dean Ryan Kline, Appellant.
  • A15-628, Amy L. Morris, Relator, vs. Trudeau Foods LLC, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-639, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Angela Dawn Jackson, Appellant..
  • A15-663, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jason Lonnie Gabbert, Appellant.
  • A15-744, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Shawn Theodore Hoshal, Appellant.
  • A15-777, Brent D. Griffith, Relator, vs. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-812, Marjorie Gowan, et al., Appellants, vs. The Estate of Robert E. Pape, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-827, Michael Rodriguez, Relator, vs. Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-868, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Darryl Beasley, Appellant.
  • A15-869, Fahad Abdihaim Diriye, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-902, Darick Joseph Waguespack, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Jocelyn Alicia Merz, Respondent.
  • A15-945, Shuqin Liu, Appellant, vs. Waymouth Farms, Inc., Respondent.
  • A15-1139, In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Leah Christina Graeber.
  • A15-1142, In the Matter of the Welfare of: P. D. H.
  • A15-1155, In re the Marriage of: Odelia Castaneda Ortega, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Selwin Ortega Romero, Appellant.
  • A15-1675, State of Minnesota, ex rel. Damien Nelson, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Tom Roy, Commissioner of Corrections, Respondent. (January 2016, Affirmed. Order opinion.)

    • January 11, 2016

  • A14-223, Contractors Edge, Inc., Appellant, vs. City of Mankato, Respondent.
  • A14-1579, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Brian James Hemphill, Appellant.
  • A14-1707, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Alan David Baum, Appellant.
  • A14-1830, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Carl Raba, Appellant.
  • A14-1833, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. James Wayne Davis-Drew, Appellant.
  • A14-1945, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Gideon Charles Arrington, II, Appellant.
  • A15-22, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Lester Ray Wiley, Appellant.
  • A15-62, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Livinus Ndubisi Ezeobi, Appellant.
  • A15-67, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeremy Bruce Cournoyer, Appellant.
  • A15-95, In re the Custody of: J. J. O. Thomas Joshua Andrus, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Jennifer Jo Overson, Appellant.
  • A15-125, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kelly Bruce Goggleye, Appellant.
  • A15-291, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Steven Andre Moore, Appellant.
  • A15-310, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Baron Montero Jones, Appellant.
  • A15-397, Negassi H. Ghebrehiwet, Appellant, vs. Khaled Ghneim, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-430, Kimberly G. Baker, Relator, vs. Minnesota State Supreme Court, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-443, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Stanley Allen Brown, Jr., Appellant.
  • A15-505, In the Matter of the Medical License of S. Fred Everett, M.D., Year of Birth: 1935, License Number: 22,350.
  • A15-559, Lawrence David Crosno, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-679, Crystal Longtin, Relator, vs. EEG, Inc., Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-705, Dennis M. Skrzypek, Relator, vs. Doc Holliday’s Roadhouse, Respondent, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Respondent.
  • A15-927, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Keenen Rashad Agee, Appellant.
  • A15-949, Patrick Brinkman, Appellant, vs. Stephen M. Thompson, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-966, Cameron Anderson, Appellant, vs. North American Gear & Forge, Respondent.
  • A15-1130, Brian Jeffrey Copeland, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-1189, Rudolph Cooper, Relator, vs. Minnesota Department of Corrections, Respondent.
  • A15-1461, State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Kristyn Nicole Schouweiler, Respondent.
  • A15-1544, James David McBroom, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights, et al., Respondents.
  • A15-938, State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Debra Lee Fawcett, Respondent. (January 2016, Reversed and remanded. Order opinion.)

    • January 4, 2016

  • A14-1133, In re the Marriage of: Deka Haji Diriye, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Adam Jelle Jilacow, Appellant.
  • A14-1941, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Cedric Chappell, Jr., Appellant.
  • A14-2056, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Fernando Ulises Vargo Quinones, Appellant.
  • A14-2080, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Tristan Leroy Trice, Appellant.
  • A14-2138, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Carlos Alfredo Rios, Appellant.
  • A14-2212, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jacoby Kindred, Appellant.
  • A15-38, James M. Johnson, et al., Appellants, vs. Princeton Public Utilities Commission, defendant and third party plaintiff, Respondent, vs. Hydrocon, Inc., Third Party Defendant.
  • A15-88, Soderberg & Vail, LLC, Appellant, vs. Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd., Respondent.
  • A15-93, In re the Marriage of: Andrew James Carl Trupe, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Christin Marie Sohns, Respondent.
  • A15-99, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Joshua Nathan Benvie, Appellant..
  • A15-201, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael Patrick Morin, Appellant.
  • A15-282, Troy K. Scheffler, Appellant, vs. Commissioner of Public Safety, Respondent.
  • A15-349, Marcus Allen Brown, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
  • A15-490, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Erika Anne Seibold, Appellant.
  • A15-578, In the Matter of: Natasha June Marie Courtney, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Barry Ishmael McReynolds, Appellant.
  • A15-702, In re the Matter of: Application of Laura Beth Long for a Change of Name on behalf of A. W. R. Q.
  • A15-848, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mohamed Alpha Bah, Appellant.
  • A15-948, Robert A. Kunshier, Appellant, vs. Emily Johnson Piper, Commissioner of Human Services, Respondent.
  • A15-568, State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Adam Dale Fosdick, Appellant. (January 2016, Reversed and remanded. Order opinion.)

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