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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Ethan Dean v. City of Winona, 868 N.W.2d 1.

109 citing documents.

Kevin Christensen, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
“The mootness doctrine is not a mechanical rule that is automatically invoked whenever the underlying dispute between the parties is settled or otherwise resolved.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Thus, an appeal must be dismissed as moot “when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Chris Hansen, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
A25-1621 Minn. Ct. App. 2026
( stating appellate courts will dismiss an appeal “as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible”).
In re the Estate of John Kenneth Rutt AKA John K. Rutt and John Rutt, Deceased. Minn. Ct. App. 2026
4 “Mootness has been described as the doctrine of standing set in a time frame: The requisite personal interest that must exist at the commencement of the litigation (standing) must continue throughout its existence (mootness).” - 5 (Minn. 2015) (quotation omitted).
Pedcor Management Corp, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
In re the Guardianship and Conservatorship of Neal Rietveld. Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Appellate courts should dismiss an issue as moot “when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Benda for Common-sense, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. Denise Anderson, Director of Rice ... Minn. 2025
Benda for Common-sense, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. Denise Anderson, Director of Rice ... Minn. 2025
A24-1874 Minn. Ct. App. 2025
“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Lucas Peterson, Respondent, vs. City of Minneapolis, Self-Insured, Relator Minn. 2025
Lucas Peterson, Respondent, vs. City of Minneapolis, Self-Insured, Relator Minn. 2025
An issue is moot if “a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.” d 1, 5 (Minn. 2015).
Almir Puce, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2025
A case becomes moot when “an award of effective relief is no longer possible.” Dean v. City of Winona
Aaron Olson, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Joshua Ferry, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“Justiciability is an issue of law, which we review de novo.”
Cristina Berrier v. Minnesota State Patrol Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Cristina Berrier v. Minnesota State Patrol Minn. Ct. App. 2024
The State Patrol nevertheless urges reversal, relying on the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decisions in Hansen v. Robert Half International, Inc.
Pebble Creek LLC, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“Justiciability is an issue of law, which we review de novo.”
State of Minnesota v. Blair Benedict Oberton Minn. 2024
State of Minnesota v. Blair Benedict Oberton Minn. 2024
Peter K Butler v. Shari Moore Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Peter K Butler v. Shari Moore Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In re the Marriage of: David Gordon Wingad v. Janet Marie Wingad Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In re the Marriage of: David Gordon Wingad v. Janet Marie Wingad Minn. Ct. App. 2024
We may still consider a moot issue if an exception to the general rule applies, including when the issues are “capable of repetition, yet evade review,” or when the “case is functionally justiciable and presents an important question of statewide significance that should be decided immediately.” -6, (Minn. 2015) (quotation omitted).
Tokvan Ly v. Jodi Harpstead, Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services 7 N.W.3d 560 Minn. 2024
Tokvan Ly v. Jodi Harpstead, Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services 7 N.W.3d 560 Minn. 2024
In re: The Matter of T. M. and the Commissioner Jodi Harpstead Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In re: The Matter of T. M. and the Commissioner Jodi Harpstead Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K. O. and D. W., Commissioner of Human … Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K. O. and D. W., Commissioner of Human … Minn. Ct. App. 2024
We must dismiss an issue on appeal as moot “when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Dr. Jane Doe, et al., Respondents, Minn. Ct. App. 2024
(an appeal is moot when “an award of effective relief is no longer possible”).
Deborah Jane Clapp v. Rochelle Cox, in her official capacity as Interim Superintendent of Minneapolis ... Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Deborah Jane Clapp v. Rochelle Cox, in her official capacity as Interim Superintendent of Minneapolis ... Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Duluth Preservation Alliance, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Appellate courts dismiss an appeal as moot “when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
(“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”).
Thomas Shimota, Appellant, B&T Automotive, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Glen Brazier, individually and as owner of Wagon Wheel Ridge, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, et al., Appellants, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.” .
Lisa Marie Winkowski, Minn. 2023
Bar Association to appoint counsel to file a brief in response to J.’s brief, and the MSBA did so.5 ANALYSIS Our analysis must begin by addressing whether this appeal presents a justiciable controversy, a question that appointed counsel raised for the first time in their brief filed with this court.6 “Justiciability is an issue of law, which we review de novo.”
Re: Expulsion Appeal File 22-04-E on behalf of W. M. from East Central Public Schools 2580. Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Salat Issa Salat, petitioner, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
(holding an issue is moot if “an award of effective relief is no longer possible”).
Carol Audrey Jones, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
See Dean v. City of Winona , (concluding that an issue becomes moot when “an award of effective relief is no longer possible”).
In the Matter of the Revenue Recapture of Robert P. Webber. Minn. Ct. App. 2022
In the Matter of: Minn. Ct. App. 2022
But “[t]he mootness doctrine is not a mechanical rule that is automatically invoked whenever the underlying dispute between the parties is settled or otherwise resolved.”
Minnesota Deer Farmers Association, Petitioner, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Generally, we will dismiss an action as moot “when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.” Dean v. City of 12 Winona
Kevin S. Carpenter, et al., Appellants, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
Peter Gerard Lonergan, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
“The Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure require that a civil complaint ‘contain a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.’ A complaint should put a ‘defendant on notice of the claims against him.’” (quoting Minn. R. Civ.
In the Matter of Application Number 2020-006782, Conditional Use Permit. Minn. Ct. App. 2022
“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”
In re the Matter of: Gina Ann LaBlanc, and on behalf of Minor Children, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
d 1, 5 (Minn. 2015) (“An appeal should be dismissed as moot when a decision on the merits is no long necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”).
Marion O’Neill, et al., Appellants, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
A case is moot if “a decision on the merits is no longer necessary or an award of effective relief is no longer possible.”