Minnesota Fourth Amendment Law

United States of America v. Don Lemon

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with conspiracy agains rights of religious freedom at a place or worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of a right of religious worship. 18:241 provides: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Po... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Jake Long <.h2>

St. Paul, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with damaging a sculpture that said "Prosecute ICE" at the Minnesota State Capitol. Lang claimed he was "exercising my First Amendment right to artistic expression. Jake participated in the January 6, 2021, invasion of the Capitol building in Washington and was pardoned by Trump.... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Raul Gutierrez

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Raul Gutierrez, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle. “Despite the incitement of violence against federal law enforcement by local officials, which resulted here in the theft of a firearm from an FBI vehicle and t... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Brian Russell Lueck

Ottumwa, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree refusal to submit to blood or breath testing for intoxication. This case concerns the constitutionality of Minn. Stat. Â§ 169A.20, subd. 2(2), the test-refusal statute, as applied to a driver who refuses a chemical test where law enforcement obtained a warrant authorizing only one type of test-eit... More...

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Mary Kay Thomas v. Marshall Public Schools, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued asserting claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Thomas was employed by the District for nearly 30 years, beginning as a teacher and the... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Isabel Lopez </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees </font/color="red"></center><center> St. Paul Woman Charged with Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Lake Street Narcotics Search Warrants, Punching an FBI Agent Upon h... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Darius Curtis Elam, Ryan Michell Elam, Katrice Rene Sanders, Kynesha Jhaunae Jones </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Violent Robbery of Hopkins Grocery Store </font/color="red"></center><center> Four Defendants Sentenced for Violent Robbery of Hopkins Grocery Store</h2></center> </h2></center> The fourth defendant in a Hobbs Act R... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Dylan Stephen Gaul

Owatonna, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. State of Minnesota charged appellant Dylan Stephen Gaul with fourthdegree criminal sexual conduct based on emails Gaul exchanged with a 14-year-old publicschool student. Gaul filed a motion to suppress the evidence against him. Gaul argued that the emails he sent to t... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Demarcius Maurice Payton

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while impaired, etc. . On December 13, 2021, at 6:15 p.m., a St. Paul police officer responded to a report that a black sport utility vehicle was blocking the entrance to a store. The report indicated that an individual was seated in the driver's seat and asleep or unconscious. When the office... More...

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Bryan M. Holl v. Moore Lake Correctional Facility

Carlton, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Eight Amendment violation theory. Holl was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake (MCF-ML). In December 2022, Holl commenced an action for monetary damages against MCF-ML for violating his Eighth Amendment right to sanitary living conditions by failing to regularly provide him w... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Breanna Rae Enno

<H2> Minneapolis, Minnesota, first-degree drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. </h2> Breanna Rae Enno is charged with a first-degree drug-possession crime based on evidence that she possessed several hundred fentanyl pills. She moved to suppress the evidence on the ground that a warrant authorizing a search of her home was not supported by probable cause. ... More...

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Julie Dalton v. CVS Health Corporation

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory. </h2> Plaintiff and the members of the putative classes are blind and visually impaired individuals who rely upon auxiliary aids and services including tactile, speech- enabled, and other accessib... More...

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Amy E. Krekelberg v. City of Minneapolis, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a civil rights violation theory. On June 3, 2022, the Court issued a Pretrial Order. (Doc. No. 893.) On June 6, 2022, counsel for Defendants filed a letter seeking clarification on one of the Court's rulings on the parties' motions in limine. (Doc. No. 897.) Regrettably, before receiving clarifi... More...

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Craig Reseland v. Copeland Trucking, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff labor law lawyer sued Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory. Â§2601. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds thatâ€” (1) the number of single-parent households and two-parent households in which the single parent or both parents work is increasing significantly; (2) it is important for ... More...

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Craig Seifert v. Northern Ties, Retal, L.L.C.

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff civil rights lawyer sued Defendant on an Americans on an Disabilities Act violation theory under 21 U.S.C. 12101. Â§12101. Findings and purpose (a) Findings The Congress finds thatâ€” (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with phys... More...

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United States of America v. Davon De-Andre Turner

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with arson. Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, went to the Third Precinct where a crowd of hundreds had gathered. At one point, the crowd began shouting, "Burn it down, burn it down.â€ Soon after, a fence that was designed to keep trespassers out of the Third Precinct building was torn down. Turner and an individual... More...

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United States of America v. Norris Deshon Andrews

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James Haubenschild v. Menard, Inc.

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Melanie Davis v. Morris-Walker, Ltd.; Orchard Park, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Melanie Davis sued the owner of a restaurant and the owner of real property where the restaurant is located, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. Davis uses a wheelchair and claims that deficiencies in the r... More...

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Dina Klein v. Credico, Inc.

<Center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/StPaul-02.jpg"> </center> Credico, Inc., which is licensed and does business in Minnesota as CreditCollections Bureau, sent Dina Klein a debt collection letter under the business name“Credit Collections Bureau” in March 2017. Klein filed a lawsuit, arguing that thecontent of the letter violated the F... More...

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United States of America v. Brian Arthur Barthman

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Brian Barthman pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), (b)(2). In the sentencing analysis, Barthman was assigned a total of six criminal-history points due to prior convictions in Minne... More...

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Anmarie Calgaro v. St. Louis County, et al.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Anmarie Calgaro sued several parties alleging violations of her parental rights over one of her minor children under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court1 granted the defendants’ dispositive motions and dismissed the complaint with p... More...

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United States of America v. Stirling Michael Heaton

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> The government appeals an order of the district court reducing Stirling Heaton’s term of imprisonment in light of Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Consistent with United States v. Helm, 891 F.3d 740 (8th Cir. 2018), we conclude that the district c... More...

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D.M. v. Minnesota State High School League

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> In 2018, two boys sued their state’s high school athletic league and several of itsofficers for declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The boys allegedthat the league violated their rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the FourteenthAmendment to the U.S. Co... More...

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County of Hennepin vs. Sandip C. Bhakta, et al.

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State of Minnesota v. Allen Lawrence Scarsella

Allen Lawrence Scarsella, 23, of Lakeville, was charged with six counts including second-degree riot and second-degree assault. Joseph Martin Backman, 27, of Eagan, Nathan Wayne Gustavsson, 22, of Hermantown and Daniel Thomas Macey, 26, of Pine City were each charged with one count of second-degree riot-armed with a dangerous weapon. The men are expected to make their first court appearan... More...

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Gabriel A. Storz v. Samuel J. Norlin

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DSCN4811_8672029681010063961_1431378876508.jpg"> </center> Brittany Karels brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Gabriel Storzand Samuel Norlin, in their individual capacities as officers of the Big Lake,Minnesota, Police Department. Karels alleged, inter alia, that the officers usedexcessive force in... More...

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Charter Advanced Services v. Nancy Lange

Charter Communications is a provider of video, internet, and voice communications services. This case arose when Charter underwent a corporate reorganization in order to segregate its Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services from its regulated wholesale telecommunications services. As part of the reorganization, Charter moved its VoIP accounts from “Charter Fiberlink”... More...

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Catrina Johnson v. City of Minneapolis, et al.

Fearing for her safety, Catrina Johnson called the police. One of the officersresponding to the scene believed that Johnson kicked him. She had not, but Johnsonwas arrested based on that officer’s belief. Charges against Johnson were eventuallydropped and the officer now admits that Johnson did not kick him. Johnson sued the officer and the City of Minneapolis. The district court1 held that ... More...

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Zach Hillesheim v. Myron's Cards and Gifts, Inc.

Zach Hillesheim sued Myron’s Cards and Gifts, Inc., seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. chapter 363A. He also seeks state-law 1 damages. Myron’s moved to dismiss. Hillesheim did not respond to the motion, instead moving to amend ... More...

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Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals vs. Deer River Health Care Center and MHA Insurance Co. and Essentia Health-Deer River and Berkley Risk Administrators Co. and Midwest Spine & Brain Institute and Essentia Health <table> <td>

Respondent Janet Hufnagel filed a workers’ compensation claim in 2015 for work related aggravations to a low-back condition that resulted from an admitted work-related injury in 2009. At all relevant times, Hufnagel worked at the same job, performing the same duties, at the same physical location. But between the 2009 injury and the later aggravations sustained in 2014 and 2... More...

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State of Minnesota vs. Antionette Rie Johnson <table> <td>

On June 12, 2016, at 8 p.m., Daryl Curtis shot and killed Renaldo McDaniel in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Saint Paul. See State v. Curtis, 905 N.W.2d 609, 612– 14 (Minn. 2018). Police obtained surveillance footage from a nearby Walmart and a childcare center. The footage from Walmart showed that, before the shooting, Curtis was accompanied by two women, T.S. a... More...

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Robin Kirkland Neal v. Daniel Ficcadenti

In the late evening hours of June 6, 2012, police officers responded to a call that a witness had seen a man retrieve a gun from a black sedan parked outside of Born’s Bar, a tavern located on Rice Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota. At the scene, the officers discovered a black sedan containing three occupants, none of whom perfectly matched the description of the suspect. After ap... More...

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Jonathan Scarborough v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company

In 2014, Jonathan Scarborough was fired by his employer, Federated Mutual Insurance Company. Scarborough sued, claiming that he was fired for engaging in conduct that was protected by the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA or the act). Scarborough submitted evidence that he told his supervisors about an employee who was stealing from Federated, and alerted them to potential consequen... More...

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In re: Target Corporation Customer Data Security Breach Litigation

This case is back to us after our reversal of the certification of a class composed of individuals whose payment card information was compromised as a result of the 2013 Target security breach. See In re Target Corp. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 847 F.3d 608, 613 (8th Cir. 2017). On remand, the district court2 recertified the class after conducting a rigorous analysis. Class m... More...

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State of Minnesota vs. Miguel Angel Vasquez, <table> <td>

Following a bench trial, the district court found Vasquez guilty of the premeditated murder of Amber Lechuga. Lechuga and Vasquez shared an apartment in Springfield. They had been romantically involved and have two children together. The State’s theory was that Vasquez murdered Lechuga because their relationship had deteriorated, and she was seeing other men. The State co... More...

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Michelle Beth Kremer vs. Robbie Michael Kremer <table> <td>

For almost three years, Robbie and Michelle lived together as a couple on a farm in Fulda, Minnesota. Robbie owned and operated a farming enterprise. Michelle had three children from a previous marriage. Robbie told Michelle that he would require an antenuptial agreement if they ever married. Michelle was ambivalent about such an agreement, and the parties did not discuss o... More...

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State of Minnesota vs. Erik John Heinonen, <table> <td>

This case requires us to decide whether police officers violated an arrestee’s Fifth Amendment right when, after the arrestee invoked his privilege against self-incrimination, the officers later asked him if he was willing to sign a written consent to the taking of a DNA sample and explained to him, when questioned, why they sought the sample. Appellant Erik Heinonen moved t... More...

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Billy Richard Glaze vs. State of Minnesota <table> <td>

In 1989, following a jury trial, Billy Richard Glaze was convicted of multiple counts of first degree-murder during a sexual assault and second-degree intentional murder for the deaths of three Native American women. The three women had each been beaten to death and were left naked and posed with large sticks protruding from their vaginas. The bodies were discovered at differ... More...

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Qwinstar Corporation v. Curtis Anthony

Qwinstar Corporation and Pro Logistics, LLC, engaged in negotiations that culminated with Qwinstar agreeing to purchase Pro Logistics and employ its owner—Curtis Anthony2—for a term of five years. A few months after the sale, Qwinstar terminated Anthony’s employment and filed this lawsuit against him, alleging that it did not receive the inventory it bargained for in the sale... More...

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