STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT
SUPREME COURT CALENDAR
April 2008
Court convenes at 9:00 a.m.
Please note the following time allotments
for oral argument:
unless otherwise ordered by the Court
appellants are limited to 35 minutes and
respondents are limited to 25 minutes.
COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.
Attorneys in all cases scheduled for oral argument must check in with the Marshal in
the courtroom no later than 8:40 a.m. Counsel should be present and be prepared to
begin whenever their case is called.
Chief Justice Russell A. Anderson
Justice Alan C. Page
Justice Paul H. Anderson
Justice Helen M. Meyer
Justice G. Barry Anderson
Justice Lorie S. Gildea
Justice Christopher J. Dietzen
En Banc Oral
Case Number Date Location
Bolen, et al. v. Todd Glass, A06-1422 4/01/08** State Capitol Building,
City of Duluth A06-1440 Second Floor
In re Alexandria Lake Area A06-1371 4/07/08 Judicial Center,
Sanitary District NPDES/SDS Courtroom 300
Permit No. MN0040738
In re Discipline of: Grigsby A07-688 4/02/08 State Capitol Building,
Second Floor
In re Welfare of: N.J.S. A06-2277 4/08/08 Judicial Center,
Courtroom 300
MacRae v. Group Health Plan A06-1982 4/08/08 Judicial Center,
Courtroom 300
Munger v. State A06-1563 4/09/08 Judicial Center,
Courtroom 300
State v. Bartylla A07-1166 3/31/08 U of St. Thomas Law School
10:00 A.M.
State v. Dahlin A06-717 4/03/08 State Capitol Building,
Second Floor
State v. Jones A07-457 4/01/08 State Capitol Building,
Second Floor
State v. Medrano A07-1437 4/02/08 State Capitol Building,
Second Floor
State v. Rodriguez A06-974 4/07/08 Judicial Center,
Courtroom 300
** Stricken from April 1 calendar and rescheduled to May 7, 2008
Nonoral
Lynch v. State A07-1883 4/09/08
State v. Martin A07-2150 4/03/08
Vance v. State A07-1552 4/09/08
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS LAW SCHOOL – 10:00 A.M.
Monday, March 31, 2008
En Banc Oral
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent, Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Michael O. Freeman
Hennepin County Attorney
Linda M. Freyer
Assistant County Attorney
C-2000 Government Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487
vs. A07-1166
Nicholas E. Bartylla, Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
Appellant. Benjamin J. Butler
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Judgment Hennepin County summary of issues
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SUPREME COURT COURTROOM, STATE CAPITOL
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
En Banc Oral
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent, Minnesota Attorney General
Kimberly R. Parker
Assistant Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Kathleen Heaney
Sherburne County Attorney
Sherburne County Government Center
13880 Highway 10
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
vs. A07-457
Kent Richard Jones, Mark D. Nyvold
Appellant. 332 Minnesota Street – Suite W-1610
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Judgment Sherburne County summary of issues
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Michael Bolen, et al., Stephanie A. Ball
Respondents, Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A.
700 Lonsdale Building
302 West Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
vs. A06-1422 and A06-1440
Todd Glass, Bradley J. Gunn
Appellant, Howard A. Roston
Patrick B. Steinhoff
Malkerson Gilliland Martin,, LLP
City of Duluth,
Respondent. Bryan F. Brown, City Attorney
M. Alison Lutterman, Deputy City Attorney
410 City Hall
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Note: Stricken from April 1 calendar and
rescheduled to May 7, 2008
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0709/opa061422-0904.htm summary of issues
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SUPREME COURT COURTROOM, STATE CAPITOL
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
En Banc Oral
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent, Minnesota Attorney General
Peter R. Marker
Assistant Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Paul Kiltinen
Dodge County Attorney
Dodge County Courthouse
22 Sixth Street East – Department 12
Mantorville, Minnesota 55955-2220
vs. A07-1437
Hector Manuel Medrano, Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
Appellant. Susan J. Andrews
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Judgment Dodge County summary of issues
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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility
Stephen Vincent Grigsby, a Minnesota Attorney, Martin A. Cole, Director
Registration No. 291973. Timothy M. Burke
Senior Assistant Director
1500 Landmark Towers
Case No. A07-688 345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1218
Stephen Vincent Grigsby
2915 South Wayzata Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Petition for Disciplinary Action summary of issues
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SUPREME COURT COURTROOM, STATE CAPITOL
Thursday, April 3, 2008
En Banc Oral
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent, Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Michael O. Freenman
Hennepin County Attorney
Donna J. Wolfson
Assistant County Attorney
C-2000 Government Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487
vs. A06-717
Michael J. Dahlin, Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
Appellant. G. Tony Atwal
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctapun/0710/opa060717-1016.htm summary of issues
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Nonoral
John Steven Martin, petitioner, John Steven Martin
Appellant, OID # 202874
MCF – Oak Park Heights
5329 Osgood Avenue North
Stillwater, Minnesota 55082
vs. A07-2150
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent. Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Thomas H. Pertler
Carlton County Attorney
Nichole J. Carter
Assistant Carlton County Attorney
Room 202 Courthouse
P. O. Box 300
Carlton, Minnesota 55718
Order Carlton County summary of issues
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COURTROOM 300, MINNESOTA JUDICIAL CENTER
Monday April 7, 2008
En Banc Oral
In the Matter of the Alexandria Lake Area Lori Swanson
Sanitary District NPDES/SDS Permit No. Minnesota Attorney General
MN0040738, Reissuance for the Expanded Alan C. Williams
Discharge of Treated Wastewater, Douglas Assistant Attorney General
County, Alexandria, Minnesota. 445 Minnesota Street – Suite 900
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2127
Case No. A06-1371 Steven W. Nyhus
Flaherty & Hood, P.A.
525 Park Street – Suite 470
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103-2111
Kevin Reuther
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
26 East Exchange Street – Suite 206
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1667
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctapun/0708/opa061371-0828.htm summary of issues
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State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent, Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Greg Widseth
Polk County Attorney
Scott A. Buhler
Assistant Polk County Attorney
816 Marin Avenue – Suite 125
Crookston, Minnesota 56716
vs. A06-974
Pedro Maldono Rodriguez, Jr., Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
Appellant. Davi E. Axelson
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0709/opa060974-0911.htm summary of issues
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COURTROOM 300, MINNESOTA JUDICIAL CENTER
Tuesday April 8, 2008
En Banc Oral
In the Matter of the Welfare of: Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
N.J.S., Child. Sara L. Martin
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
Case No. A06-2277 St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Lori Swanson
Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Timothy R. Faver
Beltrami County Attorney
Dana D. Erickson
Assistant Beltrami County Attorney
600 Minnesota Avenue N.W. – Suite 400
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctapun/0708/opa062277-0828.htm summary of issues
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Margaret MacRae, a trustee for the Kay Nord Hunt
next-of-kin of Roderick MacRae, Stephen C. Rathke
Appellant, Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.
2000 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
vs. A06-1982
Group Health Plan, Inc., et al., Rebecca Egge Moos
Respondents. Charles E. Lundberg
Bassford Remele
33 South Sixth Street – Suite 3800
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctapun/0708/opa061982-0828.htm summary of issues
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COURTROOM 300, MINNESOTA JUDICIAL CENTER
Wednesday April 9, 2008
En Banc Oral
Rickford Rehmann Munger, Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender
Respondent, Richard Schmitz
Assistant State Public Defender
540 Fairview Avenue North – Suite 300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
vs. A06-1563
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Appellant. Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Mark A. Ostrem
Olmsted County Attorney
James S. Martinson
Assistant Olmsted County Attorney
Government Center
151 Fourth Street S.E.
Rochester, Minnesota 55904
Opinion Court of Appeals
http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0708/opa061563-0828.htm summary of issues
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Nonoral
Philip Vance, petitioner, Philip Vance
Appellant, OID # 215517
MCF – Stillwater
970 Pickett Street North
Bayport, Minnesota 55003
vs. A07-1552
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent. Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
James C. Backstrom
Dakota County Attorney
Kevin J. Golden
Assistant Dakota County Attorney
Dakota County Judicial Center
1560 Highway 55
Hastings, Minnesota 55033
Order Dakota County summary of issues
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Nonoral
Randy Ronell Lynch, petitioner, Randy Ronell Lynch
Appellant, OID # 169399
MCF – Stillwater
970 Picket Street North
Bayport, Minnesota 55003-1490
vs. A07-1883
State of Minnesota, Lori Swanson
Respondent. Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street – Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134
Michael O. Freeman
Hennepin County Attorney
Michael Richardson
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney
C-2000 Government Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487
Order Hennepin County summary of issues
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