United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2009

41 opinions

In re MEDTRONIC, INC. SPRINT FIDELIS LEADS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION 2009-01-05
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., Defendant 2009-01-07
SIERRA CLUB, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Defenders of Wildlife, and Minnesotans for Wilderness, Plaintiffs, v. Abigail R. KIMBELL, Chief of the United States Forest Service, and Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants, Minnesota Forest Industries, Inc., Minnesota Timber Producers Association, All Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota, BlueRibbon Coalition, and Lake County, Intervenor Defendants 2009-01-20
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, and Air Line Pilots Association, Intervenor-Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, v. Raymond B. PHILLIPS, Michael Tanksley, Belmont Beck, Platt Hubbell, Timothy I. Meldahl, Gregory S. Novotny, William J. Riley, and Ralph C. Taylor, Individually, and as Representatives of Persons Similarly Situated. Defendants/Counterclaimants 2009-01-26
Gregory R. RUSSELL, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2009-01-26
Teng MOUA, Juan Martinez, Cheri Martinez, Kua Vang Xiong, Maiku Thao, Cherpao Yang, Bee Vang, Vang Pao Moua, Mailou Xiong Yang, Vangxue Yang, Eng Thao, Choua Moua, Meshack Balira, Ferdinand Nyambarya, VMS Inc., Richard Chang, Lee Wong Chang, Khonekham Dejvongsa, Nouphet Dejvongsa, Diego Cortez Dominguez, Mohamud Egal, Mohamed Osable, Hussein Osable, Ifran Jimale, Layla Jimale, Mohamed Jimale, Paul Bel George, Chue Hang, Tong Thao Hang, Rexhep Krasniqi, Tou Lor, Mai Moua Vue, Arif Metushi, Wa Her Moua, Mee Yang, John Schroeder, Judy Schroeder, Berhane Tesfai, Dual Cykao Thao, Xong Thao Yang, Kou Thao, Yang Xiong, Kevin Vilavong, Chong Xiong, Ko S. Xiong, Blia Yang, Ying Cheng, Chang Yang, Choua Lor, Mai Blia Yang, Pang Yang, Lue Her, for themselves and all other persons similarly situated as franchisees of Jani-King of Minnesota, Inc. and Jani-King International, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. JANI-KING OF MINNESOTA, INC., a Texas Corporation, Jani-King International, Inc., a Texas Corporation, George Selman, a Minnesota resident, and Steve Schmidt, a Minnesota resident, Defendants 2009-01-27
D.J. (Darus) FINKE and Shea Finke, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. HUNTERS VIEW, LTD. and Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated, Defendants 2009-02-03
Gregory WERSAL, Plaintiff, v. Patrick D. SEXTON, in his official capacity as Chair of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; William J. Egan, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Douglas A. Fuller, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Jon M. Hopeman, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Cynthia Jepsen, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; E. Anne McKinsey, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Gary Pagliaccetti, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; James Dehn, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; The Honorable Terri Stoneburner, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Randy R. Staver, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards; Kent A. Gernarder, in his official capacity as Chair of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Vincent A. Thomas, in his official capacity as Vice-Chair of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Kathleen Clarke Anderson, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Mark R. Anway, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Robert B. Bauer, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; William P. Donohue, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Joseph V. Ferguson, III, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Wood R. Foster, Jr., in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Susan C. Goldstein, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Sherri D. Hawley, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Lynn J. Hummel, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Geri L. Krueger, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Ann E. Maas, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Marne Gibbs Hicke, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Mary L. Medved, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Richard H. Kyle, Jr., in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; David A. Sasseville, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Michael W. Unger, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Debbie Toberman, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Dianne A. Ward, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Daniel R. Wexler, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Stuart T. Williams, in his official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board; Jan M. Zender, in her official capacity as a Member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, Defendants 2009-02-04
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, v. ELK RIVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT # 728, Defendant 2009-02-06
PAO XIONG d/b/a Huff & Puff Tobacco, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA, a municipal corporation, Defendant 2009-02-09
Douglas Duane BAHL and Susan Kovacs-Bahl, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF RAMSEY, Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and City of St. Paul, Defendants; Dawn Moder and Michael Moder, Plaintiffs, v. County of Ramsey, Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and City of St. Paul, Defendants; Jerome Owens, Plaintiff, v. County of Ramsey, Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and City of St. Paul, Defendants 2009-02-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Francis Leroy McLAIN, Defendant 2009-02-17
Eric WOLD, Plaintiff, v. DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P., Defendant 2009-02-17
CLERGY FINANCIAL, LLC, Plaintiff, v. CLERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant 2009-02-17
Allen R. THOMSEN, d/b/a AJ Sign Company, Plaintiff, v. FAMOUS DAVES OF AMERICA, INC., a Minnesota corporation; Signworks d/b/a Kurt W. Buggs Signworks; and Vomela Specialty Company, a Minnesota corporation, Defendants 2009-02-17
SIERRA CLUB NORTHSTAR CHAPTER, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, and Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, Plaintiffs, v. Abigail R. KIMBELL, as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and Ed Schafer, as Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants, and Minnesota Forest Industries, Inc., Minnesota Timber Producers Association, St. Louis County, and Lake County, Intervenors, and Mark Holsten, as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Amicus Curiae 2009-02-19
BHGDN, LLC, Plaintiff, v. State of MINNESOTA and the Honorable Gene Hugoson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Steve Ernest, in their Official and Individual Capacities, Defendants 2009-02-24
Caleb R. STURGE, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant 2009-03-02
Raymond L. SEMLER, Plaintiff, v. Eric KLANG, Rick Koop, John A. Bolduc, and Kyle Huber, Defendants 2009-03-03
Laura BERNSTEIN, individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. EXTENDICARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. and Extendicare Homes, Inc., Defendants 2009-03-04
In re MEDTRONIC, INC. SPRINT FIDELIS LEADS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This document relates to: All Cases 2009-03-09
In re MEDTRONIC INC., SECURITIES LITIGATION 2009-03-10
UNITED STEEL, PAPER, AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO-CLC et al. v. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 2009-03-11
Dale W. GORDON, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. LONGTERM DISABILITY INCOME PLAN and Life Insurance Company of North America, a Cigna Company, Defendants 2009-03-18
MAHNOMEN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, v. The BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Dirk Kempthorne in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Interior, and the United States, Defendants 2009-03-24
The WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS, on its own behalf and its wholly-owned enterprise, the Shooting Star Casino, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF MAHNOMEN, MINNESOTA et al., Defendants 2009-03-24
Delilah MORRISON and Sherri Arguello, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.; Philip W. Milne; David J. Parrin; Anthony P. Ryan; Jess T. Hay; Linda Johnson Rice; Albert M. Teplin; Timothy R. Wallace; Monte E. Ford; Judith K. Hofer; Robert C. Krueger; Donald E. Kiernan; Douglas L. Rock; Othon Ruiz Montemayor; The MoneyGram International, Inc. Pension and 401(k) Committee; John Does 1-20, Defendants 2009-03-25
Tristan J. HOUGH and Trevin A. Hough, by and through their Guardian and Parent, Rayne Abbott; Daniel J. Manthey; Emily Troseth; and David Moravec, Plaintiffs, v. SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Independent School District No. 720); Shakopee Board of Education; Kathy McKay, Director of Special Education for Shakopee Public Schools, in her individual capacity; Minnesota River Valley Special Education Cooperative (Joint Powers School District No. 993); Lezlie Prettyman Olson, Director, in her individual capacity; Darren Kermes, Director, in his individual capacity; Colleen Trosen, Special Education Coordinator, in her individual capacity; and Barbara Bahnson, Special Education Administrator, in her individual capacity, Defendants 2009-03-30
ELLIOT & CALLAN, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Plaintiff, v. Luther Allan CROFTON, Defendant 2009-03-30
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, Plaintiff, v. ROCKWOOD RETAINING WALLS, INC., Raymond R. Price, Gerald P. Price, GLS Industries, Inc., and Equipment, Inc., Defendants 2009-03-31
In Re RETEK INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. This Document Relates To: All Actions 2009-03-31
Chuck SALEEN and Eugene T. Brown, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., Defendant 2009-04-09
Barry CAMPBELL, James Smaardyk, Joseph Willingham, and Willingham, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS, INC., and Aflac, Inc., Defendants 2009-04-14
Mark Anthony HAMILTON, Petitioner, v. Warden ROEHRICH, Respondent 2009-04-20
Ashleigh FRANKLE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. BEST BUY STORES, L.P., Defendant 2009-04-22
CBS INTERACTIVE INC., Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and National Football League Players Incorporated, Defendants 2009-04-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, v. WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO., and Alliant Energy Corporation, Defendants 2009-05-06
Iris MARKEWICH, Derivatively, on behalf of MEDTRONIC, INC., Plaintiff, v. Arthur D. COLLINS, Jr., William A. Hawkins, Richard H. Anderson, David L. Calhoun, Denise M. OLeary, Kendall J. Powell, Robert C. Pozen, Jack W. Schuler, Michael Demane, Stephen Mahle, Pat Mackin, Susan Alpert, Stephen Oesterle, and Gary Ellis, Defendants, and Medtronic, Inc., Nominal Defendant 2009-05-11
UNITED STATES ex rel. Neil P. THOMPSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WALGREEN CO., Defendant 2009-05-18
CHRISTS HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH, Plaintiff, v. RAMSEY COUNTY, Susan Gaertner, in her individual and official capacity as Ramsey County Attorney, and Robert Fletcher, in his individual and official capacity as Ramsey County Sheriff, Defendants 2009-05-18
In re MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION 2009-05-20