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Opinions in Minnesota that cite In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Smith, 882 N.W.2d 593.
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James W. Honcik, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
-600 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted).5 Generally, official immunity extends to the government vicariously.
- Richard Joseph Terfehr v. Buffalo-Red River Watershed District, Wilkin ... Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- Ann P. Shantz, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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Maxwell Harvey, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
His reply memorandum echoed this argument, responding to Harvey’s argument that official immunity should not extend 6 to Davick as a
- Daniel Francis Link, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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Peter Richard Rickmyer v. Xenos Letoi Brooks, Marva Wagner in her individual capacity, and in ...
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
4 was willful or malicious.” (quotation omitted).
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A24-1910
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Official immunity protects individual government actors so that they may perform their duties “ without fear of personal liability[.]” -600 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted).
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Arianna Anderson, et al., Appellants,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Although both immunities “are couched in terms of whether discretion or judgment was exercised by the relevant actor in performance of the relevant conduct, the import and rationale of each form of immunity are entirely different[.]” (quotations omitted).
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Nicholas C Vezzetti, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
“The applicability of immunity is a legal question that we review de novo.”
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Shane Feldhaus v. City of Minnetonka
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
ance and trespass claims are barred by statutory immunity.” 9 Municipal liability for torts claims is governed by Minn. Stat. § 466.02 (2022), which provides that “every municipality is subject to liability for its torts and those of its 9 “Minnesota law recognizes two forms of governmental immunity: statutory immunity and common law official immunity.”
- Sharon Falknor, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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Brian Vitek as Trustee for the next-of-kin of Patric Vitek, deceased, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
d 593, 599 (Minn. 2016).
- Alexander Aguilar, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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Lauren Peterson, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
E.g., Kariniemi v. City of Rockford , ( noting that official immunity protects a public official fr om liability for discretionary acts “ unless the official is guilty of a willful or malicious wrong”).
- Terance Simmons, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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Allen Pyron, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
And nothing in the record indicates that the MSOP employees committed “a willful or malicious wrong.”
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Kay L. Briden, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
I. Because official immunity protects public officials, a threshold issue is whether the party seeking immunity is a “public official.” d 593, 600 (Minn. 2016).
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Leon Bond, III, by and through Crystal Bond, his mother and natural guardian, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
If the conduct is discretionary, the public official is immune from suit unless he is “guil ty of a willful or malicious wrong.” Kariniemi v. City of Rockford
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William Jepsen, as Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Eric Parker Dean,
Minn. 2021
Under the official immunity doctrine, public officials performing such discretionary duties generally have immunity except when they are “guilty of a willful or malicious wrong.” Kariniemi v. City of Rockford
- Steven Dahl, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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Alyssa M. Sweesy, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
” -600 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted).
- Minn. 2020
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Stacey Marable, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
Kariniemi v. City of Rockford , -600 (Minn. 2016).
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William Jepsen, as Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Eric Parker Dean, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
The purpose of the official-immunity doctrine is to ensure that “individual government actors [are] able to perform their duties effectively, without fear of personal liability that might inhibit the exercise of their independent judgment.” Kariniemi v. City of Rockford , 99-600 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted).
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Laureen Dvorak, et al., Appellants,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
“The applicability of immunity is a lega l question that we review de novo.” Kariniemi v. City of Rockford
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William A. McClendon, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
Kariniemi v. City of Rockford
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Douglas W. Wenker, et al., Respondents,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
” Kariniemi v. City of Rockford , -600 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted)
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Olson v. Lesch
931 N.W.2d 832
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
Kariniemi v. City of Rockford , , 599 (Minn. 2016).
- Jun Xiao, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2019
- David Berger, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2018
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Jodi L. Toedter, Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Susan Ann Gray v. Winona County, …
Minn. Ct. App. 2017
and (3) if discretionary, whether the conduct was willful or malicious.” (quoting Vassallo ex rel.
- Steven Igou v. Garden City Township Minn. Ct. App. 2016