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title: Minnesota Court of Appeals Watch
url: https://justice-denied.org/minnesota-appellate-watch/minnesota-court-of-appeals-watch/
date: 2026-07-27T22:22:08+00:00
modified: 2026-07-31T11:46:03+00:00
lang: en_US
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Court of Appeals Watch

# Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions that matter to fairness and accountability.

Summaries focus on opinions and orders that materially relate to Justice-Denied topics, including recusal, judicial fairness, due process, structural error, protective orders, credibility findings, sanctions, privacy, ethics, and appellate procedure.

## Coverage

Relevant precedential and nonprecedential opinions, orders, and special releases from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

## What each summary provides

Each summary identifies the relevant facts, the court’s holding, precedential status, and the similarities and limits that matter to Justice-Denied coverage.

## Latest Court of Appeals summaries

Court of Appeals · October 26, 2026

### [When Summary Judgment Makes Discovery Disappear: R&P and Stevenson](https://justice-denied.org/summary-judgment-and-discovery-rp-stevenson/)

R&P’s foreclosure reversal restored claims and discovery questions that summary judgment had ended. Stevenson followed the same path to mootness, with the opposite appellate result. The district records show how the assessment of evidence…

[Read summary →](https://justice-denied.org/summary-judgment-and-discovery-rp-stevenson/)

Court of Appeals · September 27, 2026

### [Appellate Watch: A25-1342State v. Merrill](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-1342-state-v-merrill/)

The Court of Appeals found that Judge Miller abused his discretion in awarding restitution without the required express ability-to-pay statement. It reversed and remanded the restitution order while affirming the conviction and sentence.

[Read summary →](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-1342-state-v-merrill/)

Court of Appeals · September 8, 2026

### [Appellate Watch: A25-2106, A26-0532Asiedu v. Eastlund](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-2106-a26-0532-asiedu-v-eastlund/)

The Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal on qualified- and official-immunity grounds and upheld $2,341.25 in attorney-fee sanctions after the self-represented appellant cited cases for incorrect legal propositions or cited nonexistent cases.

[Read summary →](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-2106-a26-0532-asiedu-v-eastlund/)

Court of Appeals · July 31, 2026

### [Appellate Watch: A25-1141State v. Nettestad](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-1141-state-v-nettestad/)

The Court of Appeals found an evidentiary abuse of discretion but deemed it harmless, rejected complete-defense and prosecutorial-misconduct claims, and remanded to correct an included-offense conviction and sentence.

[Read summary →](https://justice-denied.org/appellate-watch-a25-1141-state-v-nettestad/)