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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Gada v. Dedefo, 684 N.W.2d 512.
- In the Matter of: Sarah Rose Vasquez on behalf of Minor Child v. Destiny Marie Rodriguez Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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In Re the Custody of MGM & GAM; Glenn Gregory McGary v. Tiffany Lee Thompson, County of Dakota, …
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(reconciling conflicting evidence and deciding issues of witness credibility are “exclusively the province of the factfinder”).
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In re the Marriage of: Marianne Michele Thayer v. Larry Frank Thayer
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Commitment of Kenney, -22 (Minn. 2021); (stating that, on appeal, appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the fact[-]finder”).
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In re the Marriage of: Lori Ann Chang v. Peter Alan Chang
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
butions Next, husband challenges the district court’s findings that wife contributed $59,000 worth of labor to the acreage property, arguing that wife’s claim of labor is “speculative” and “whol ly uncredible.” But again, appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.” Gada v. Dedefo
- In the Matter of: Nicole Weber and OBO Minor Child v. Jesse Weber Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- In the Matter of: Nicole Weber and OBO Minor Child v. Jesse Weber Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- In the Matter of: Bijal Mukesh Mehta v. Abheer Nabdakumar Jayakar Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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In Re the Marriage of: Douglas Paul Sundberg v. Morgan Alexandria Sundberg
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
-15 (Minn. App. 2004) (affirming district court’s single finding of domestic abuse).
- In the Matter of: Marineisy Jimenez Rosario v. Robert Eliazar Villanueva Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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Valerie Steiner v. Campbell Property Management
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
But this court “neither reconcile[s] conflicting evidence nor decide[s] issues of witness credibility, whi ch are exclusively the province of the factfinder.” Gada v. Dedefo
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In Re the Custody of: B. G. F.; Matthew Ryan Foede v. Courtney Ann-Nicole Vaughn, County of Sherburne, …
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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In the Matter of: Natalie Storm Pettit AND obo Minor Children v. Jeremy Pettit
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
An OFP lacks evidentiary support when the findings of fact are clearly erroneous, “contrary to the weight of the evidence[,] or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.” (quotations omitted).
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In re the Marriage of: Andrew Jeffery Helmin v. Yuemin Xu
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
(stating that, on appeal, appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the fact[ -]finder”).
- In re the Matter of: Evelyn M. Marsh v. Eric Nyepon Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Matter of: Evelyn M. Marsh v. Eric Nyepon
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Appellate courts 4 will “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.” (determining record evidence supported district court’s decision to grant OFP).
- Lindsay Allyn Yates Plumer v. Joseph Mark Plumer, Jr. Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- Lindsay Allyn Yates Plumer v. Joseph Mark Plumer, Jr. Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Marriage of: Kenneth Dion Hull v. Carissa Elizabeth Hull
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Sefkow, (stating that appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder”).
- RCS-RCA Oak Ridge, LLC v. Atkinson Holdings, LLC, Robert C. Atkinson Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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Charles Francis Baumgartner v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
P. 52.01 (“[D]ue regard shall be given to the opportunity of the trial court to judge the credibility of the witnesses.”) ; (“Based on the findings, we must assume that the district court found [the petitioner to be] credible.”); Umphlett v. Comm’r of Pub.
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Accredited Electrical Solutions, LLC v. PinPoint Homes, LLC, CCM Finance, LLC, et al
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
We will “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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Accredited Electrical Solutions, LLC, et al v. PinPoint Homes, LLC, Community Resource Bank, et al
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
We will “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.” (“A district court, as finder of fact, is not required to believe even uncontradicted testimony if there are reasonable grounds to doubt its credibility.”), rev. denied (Minn. Oct.
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In the Matter of Stacy Joy Fehr On Behalf of Minor Children v. Corbin James Fehr
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
On appeal from a district court’s decision on whether to grant an OFP, “[a]n appellate court will ‘neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility.’” 643 (Minn. App. 2017) ().
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In the Matter of: Gabrielle Elizabeth Shanley, and on behalf of minor child v. Justin James Osgood
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
“We review [factual] findings for clear error, which means that the district court’s fi ndings must be ‘manifestly contrary to the 7 weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.’” (d 512, 514 (Minn. App. 2004)); see In re Civ.
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In the Matter of: Elizabeth A. Frandrup v. Leo Paul Frandrup
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
We review the district court’s factual findings for clear error and do not attempt to “reconcile conflicting evidence” or “decide issues of witness credibility.”
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In the Matter of: Heidi Kay Wiplinger obo minor children v. Nicholas John Wiplinger
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
On appeal from a district court’s decision regarding whether to grant an OFP, “[a]n appellate court will ‘neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility.’” Aljubailah, d at 643 (quoting Gada v. Dedefo , ).
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In re the Matter of: Gina Ann LaBlanc, and on behalf of Minor Children v. Phillip Homere
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
On appeal from a district court’s decision about whether to grant an OFP, “[a]n appellate court will ‘neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility.’” ().
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State of Minnesota v. Steven Wayne Haney
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
(stating that appellate courts defer to district court credibility determinations).
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In re the Marriage of: Samuel H. Boimah v. Felitrice Nina Boimah
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
See Gada v. Dedefo , (stating that appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder”).
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In the Matter of: Heather Lorraine Drinkwater, and obo minor child, Michael Guy Drinkwater
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
An OFP may be reversed for insufficient evidence only if the district court's findings are "clearly erroneous or 'manifestly contrary to the weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.'" (d 650, 656 (Minn. 1999)).
- In the Matter of: Katrina Lynn Deantoni v. Donnetto Antonio Deantoni Minn. Ct. App. 2021
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In re the Marriage of: John Thomas Peterson v. Colleen Marie Peterson
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“We defer to the district court ’s credibility determinations as to conflicting affidavits.” Knapp v. Knapp , Further, we “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, 9 which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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In re the Matter of: Gerardine Wiggins v. Roger Wiggins
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“We review the district court’s fi ndings of fact for clear error.” Gada v. Dedefo
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In re the Estate of: Mark Kevin Egan, Deceased
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
(stating that appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, wh ich are exclusively the provin ce of the factfinder”).
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Mower County Health and Human Services, April Ann Rowe v. Michael Paul Osborn
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
(noting ability to secure an attorney with six days’ notice); (noting party’s failure to obtain counsel in two -month period).
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In re the Marriage of: Katherine Ann Reichert v. Matthew Alan Born, County of Dakota, Intervenor
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
Thus, we “neither reconcile conflicting eviden ce nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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Amanda Marie Van Ryswyk v. Joshua Thomas Van Ryswyk, and Joshua Thomas Van Ryswyk, vs. Amanda Marie Van …
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
hat the district court discounted this testimony, but argues that when credibility determinations “flow from a legal error, they require reconsideration.” He cites no legal authority to support this assertion, and on appeal this court will “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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Trung Thien Do v. Kim Lang Thi Nguyen
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“We neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder .” Gada v. Dedefo
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In the Matter of: Gohar Yesayan v. Sarkis Mkhsyan
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
In doing so, “[w] e neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.”
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In re the Marriage of: Jennifer Kristin Gorney v. Keith Joseph Gorney
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
Appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province o f the factfinder.”
- In the Matter of: Chelsey Lynn Ness, and On Behalf of the Minor Children v. Hope Michelle Wolfe Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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In re the Marriage of: Dia Eldin Jubara v. Nihad Salah Awad Hamed
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“When determining whether findings are clearly erroneous, the appellate court views the record in the light most favorable to the [district] court’s findings,” and defers to the district court’s credibility determinations, Gada v. Dedefo , ().
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In re the Marriage of: Francis Stephen Gill v. Gretchen Zwakman Gill
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“When determining whether findings are clearly erroneous, the appellate court views the record in the light most favorable to the [district] court’s findings,” and defers to the district court’s credibility determinations, , 210 (Minn. 1988)
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Gail Marie Peterson, and o/b/o minor child v. Preston David Vaughn
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
(stating that, on appe al, appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness cred ibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder”).
- In the Matter of: Holly Elizabeth Often, o/b/o Minor Children v. Nathan Marsh Dornquast Minn. Ct. App. 2020
- In re the Matter of Kenneth Alan Hovland, OBO Minor Children v. Ryan Richard Jazdzewski Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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In re the Matter of: Kimberly Ann Sobiech, and o/b/o Minor Children v. Mark Joseph Sobiech
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
See Gada v. Dedefo , (stating that appellate court will not reverse unless district court’s find ings are clearly erroneous).
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In re the Billie V. Darkenwald Revocable Trust, dated January 21, 1983, restated February 5, 1999, as amended, …
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
Appellate courts “neither reconcile conflicting evidence nor decide issues of witness credibility, which are exclusively the province of the factfinder.” .
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In re the Matter of: Tonia Lynn McRunnel and on behalf of minor children v. Adam Joseph McRunnel
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
(noting that a district court abuses its discretion when it issues an OFP that lacks evidentiary support).
- A19-0851 A19-0852 In re the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K. L. M. Z. and … Minn. Ct. App. 2019