United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2016

77 opinions

Dennis RYAN, Jr., as trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Jerome Deon Ladette Harrell, Plaintiff, v. Officer Mary ARMSTRONG, et al., Defendants 2016-01-05
MOXIE VENTURE L.L.C., et al., Plaintiffs, v. The UPS STORE, INC., Defendant 2016-01-12
SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION; and Select Comfort SC Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. John BAXTER; Dires, LLC d/b/a Personal Touch Beds and Personal Comfort Beds; Digi Craft Agency, LLC; Direct Commerce, LLC d/b/a Personal Touch Beds; Scott Stenzel; and Craig Miller, Defendants 2016-01-13
Catherine Rose SMITH, Plaintiff, v. MAYO CLINIC, Defendant 2016-01-19
TIRE SERVICE EQUIPMENT MFG. CO., INC., Plaintiff, v. GAITHER TOOL CO., Defendant 2016-01-21
David ERICKSON, Plaintiff, v. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Richard Penn, Wayne M. Fortun, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Russell Huffer, Frank P. Russomanno, Philip E. Soran, Thomas R. Verhage, Defendants 2016-01-26
MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOOTBALL STADIUM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. WELLS FARGO BANK National Association, a national banking association, Defendant 2016-01-28
DISABILITY SUPPORT ALLIANCE and Scott Smith, Plaintiffs, v. GELLER FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP III, Defendant 2016-02-03
Christopher LOLLIE, Plaintiff, v. Officers Michael JOHNSON, Lori Hayne, and Bruce Schmidt, and the City of St. Paul, Defendants 2016-02-04
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Barbara MARTI; Shawn Patrick Hearn; Morgan Creek Vineyards; and West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, Defendants; West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Counter-Claimant, v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Counter-Defendant; West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Cross-Claimant, v. Shawn Hearn, Cross-Defendant 2016-02-05
CACHET FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. The HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., a Delaware Corporation; and Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd., a Connecticut Corporation, Defendants; A Better Wireless, NISP, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; and Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, an Indiana Corporation, Defendants 2016-02-05
HEARING ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan P. GERVAIS, Defendant-Appellant; Hearings Associates, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sara K. Downs, Defendant-Appellant 2016-02-08
AT & T SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, v. Ken B. PETERSON, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry, State of Minnesota, in his official capacity, John Aiken, Interim Director Labor Standards, State of Minnesota, in his official capacity, Tammy L. Pust, Chief Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, in her official capacity, and Lori Swanson, Attorney General, State of Minnesota, in her official capacity, Defendants 2016-02-19
INLINE PACKAGING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant 2016-02-23
Samuel ZEAN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES d/b/a Fairview Home Medical Equipment, Defendant 2016-02-24
Jane DOE and John Doe, individually, and on behalf of Baby Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Emily Johnson PIPER, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Lori Swanson, in her official capacity as Minnesota Attorney General, and Samuel Moose, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health and Human Services for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Defendants 2016-02-25
Chad DAFOE, Plaintiff, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant 2016-02-26
Lidia BONILLA, Plaintiff, v. Jeh JOHNSON, Leon Rodriguez, Robert M. Cowan, and Leslie Tritten, Defendants 2016-03-02
Michael and Valerie MCBRADY, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant 2016-03-03
EAST COAST TEST PREP LLC d/b/a Achieve Test Prep and Mark Olynyk, Plaintiffs, v. ALLNURSES.COM, INC.; David R. Smits, as Administrator of the Estate of Brian Short; ABC Companies 1-10; and John Does 1-10, Defendants 2016-03-07
LTJ ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff, v. CUSTOM MARKETING CO., LLC, Defendant 2016-03-10
Alec Scott JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. MACALESTER COLLEGE, the United States Department of Education, and John King, Jr., in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of Education, Defendants 2016-03-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Brent Michael SAM, Defendant 2016-03-17
John R. WILSON and Wilson Wolf Manufacturing Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. CORNING, INC., Defendant 2016-03-22
April GRUNWALD, Plaintiff, v. MIDLAND FUNDING LLC and Messerli & Kramer P.A., Defendants 2016-03-28
Robert JOHNSON, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiff, v. BOBCAT COMPANY, Defendant 2016-03-30
RICHLAND/WILKIN JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, John McHugh, Jo-Ellen Darcy, and Col. Dan Koprowski, Defendants, v. Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Board of Authority, Intervenor Defendant 2016-03-31
SORIN GROUP USA, INC., Plaintiff, v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL, S.C., INC., Defendant 2016-03-31
ESTATE OF Ahmed M. GULED, by and through Mohamed G. Abdi, special administrator, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, et al., Defendants 2016-04-18
James BIGHAM, John Quarnstrom, Robert Vranicar, Jim Bowman, Mike McCauley, and Matt Fairbanks, as Trustees of the Sheet Metal Local #10 Control Board Trust Fund, and the Sheet Metal Local #10 Control Board Trust Fund, Plaintiffs, v. R&S HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC., Defendant 2016-04-22
Marlin OSTHUS, Regional Director for the Eighteenth Region of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on behalf of the National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner, v. TRUSTONE FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Respondent 2016-04-26
MEDTRONIC, INC. and Medtronic USA, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Amanda ERNST and Nevro Corp., Defendants 2016-04-26
Ameer A. HASHW, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT STORES NATIONAL BANK and FDS Bank, Defendants 2016-04-26
Brian Thomas HOYLAND, Plaintiff, v. Shawn MCMENOMY, Henry Cho, Alex Eckstein, and Ryan Coughlin, and the City of Rosemount, Defendants 2016-05-05
Thomas NASH, Plaintiff, v. OPTOMEC, INC., Defendant 2016-05-05
Steven L. WIRTZ, Plaintiff, v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Defendants 2016-05-09
Vicki JUNG, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, Defendant 2016-05-10
Brittany R. TOVAR, Plaintiff, v. ESSENTIA HEALTH, Innovis Health, LLC, d/b/a Essentia Health West, and HealthPartners, Inc., Defendants 2016-05-11
Thomas J. JUST, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. TARGET CORPORATION, Defendant 2016-05-12
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Pauline L. REAGOR and Rolayne Renstrom, Defendants; Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. Pauline L. Reagor and Rolayne Renstrom, Defendants 2016-05-17
IN RE: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION 2016-05-18
Marcellino PENA, Plaintiff, v. Bob KINDLER, Glen Strom, and Freeborn County, Defendants 2016-05-19
Katherine COVER, Plaintiff, v. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., Defendant 2016-05-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Sean M. MEADOWS, Defendant 2016-05-24
Caleb and Danelle MCCOY, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2016-05-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Yvette KOUAYARA, Defendant 2016-05-31
Spencer UNG, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Defendant 2016-06-03
Randy NUNEZ, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. BEST BUY CO., INC. and Best Buy Stores, L.P., Defendants 2016-06-07
SKKY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. FACEBOOK, INC. and Instagram, LLC, Defendants 2016-06-10
IN RE Michael John HERNANDEZ, Debtor. Michael John Hernandez, Appellant, v. General Mills Federal Credit Union, Appellee 2016-06-13
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS, L.P., Plaintiff, v. IBIS TEK, LLC, Defendant 2016-06-14
LABNET INC., d/b/a Worklaw Network; Shawe & Rosenthal LLP; Allen, Norton & Blue, P.A.; Collazo Florentino & Keil LLP; Denlinger, Rosenthal & Greenberg; Ranter Zucker Abbott; Key Harrington Barnes, P.C.; Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.; Neel Hooper & Banes, P.C.; Seaton, Peters & Revnew, P.A.; Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.; and Ufberg & Associates, LLP, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Thomas E. Perez, in his official capacity as Secretary of Labor; and Michael J. Hayes, in his official capacity as Director, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Defendants 2016-06-22
MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOOTBALL STADIUM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, Defendant 2016-06-23
Craig JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. BLOOMINGTON POLICE and Hennepin County Sheriffs, Defendants 2016-06-27
Chia Doua YANG, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK; Jeffrey Tomaszewski; Chris Donahue; and Marcus Erickson, Defendants 2016-07-06
Chad DUFRENE, Plaintiff, v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., Defendant 2016-07-12
GOODBYE VANILLA, LLC, Plaintiff, v. AIMIA PROPRIETARY LOYALTY U.S. INC., and Aimia Inc., Defendants 2016-07-12
Kathryn KROGH, Plaintiff, v. Sean SWEENEY, and The GAP, Inc., Defendants 2016-07-14
Wade BOLDT, Plaintiff, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, a Minnesota Corporation, d/b/a/ Xcel Energy, Defendant 2016-07-18
Larry D. JESINOSKI and Cheryle Jesinoski, individuals, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., d/b/a Americas Wholesale Lender, subsidiary of Bank of America N.A.; BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, a subsidiary of Bank of America, N.A., a Texas Limited Partnership f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; and John and Jane Does 1-10, Defendants 2016-07-21
John Joseph HACKENMUELLER, Plaintiff, v. Erik FADDEN, Defendant 2016-07-22
FOOD MARKET MERCHANDISING, INC., Plaintiff, v. SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant 2016-07-22
Alexie PORTZ, Jill Kedrowski, Abigail Kantor, Marilia Roque Diversi, and Fernanda Quintino Dos Santos, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Defendants 2016-07-25
EVEREST INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. Daeil RO, Defendant 2016-07-26
Kyle GUGGENBERGER, by his parents and guardians, Keith and Ginger Guggenberger; Jay Hannon, by his parent and guardian, Patricia Hannon; Abigail Pearson, by her parents and guardians, Ellen and Jeff Pearson; Amber Brick, by her parents and agents, Robert and Anne Brick; and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. State of MINNESOTA; the Minnesota Department of Human Services, an agency of the State of Minnesota; and Emily Johnson Piper, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendants 2016-07-28
Bais YAAKOV of Spring Valley, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. VARITRONICS, LLC, Defendant 2016-07-28
Leah PALMER, Plaintiff, v. THE COUNTY OF ANOKA, a Minnesota Municipal Corporation; and Anthony Palumbo, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants 2016-07-28
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Emeterio Ochoa MUNOZ, Defendant 2016-07-29
Spencer UNG, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Defendant 2016-08-03
Franco Torrescano DELATORRE, Plaintiff, v. MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, David Stead, and Craig Perry, Defendants 2016-08-16
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between GENZ-RYAN PLUMBING & HEATING CO., Employer, v. SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 10, Pension Fund, Respondent 2016-09-19
Roger BECKER, Plaintiff, v. JOSTENS, INC., Defendant 2016-09-26
Paul BATSCHE; Scott Gale; Jeff Huberty; Doug Jones; Maggy Kottman; Gary Thaden; Michael Tieva; and Tom Vail, as Trustees of the Twin City Pipe Trades Welfare Fund, Plaintiffs, v. Sylvia Mathews BURWELL, in her official capacity as Secretary for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant 2016-09-26
The VALSPAR CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. John F. SHERMAN, and TCI, Inc., Defendants 2016-09-28
Maria Del Carmen Cardoso BELTRAN, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT M. ANDERSON TRUST, Defendant 2016-09-28
CITY OF WYOMING, City of Mankato, Chisago Lakes Joint Sewage Treatment Commission, Sauk Centre Public Utilities Commission, Village of Holmen, City of Fergus Falls, City of Elk River, and City of Princeton, Plaintiffs, v. PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Nice-Pak Products, Inc., Professional Disposables International, Inc., Tufco Technologies Inc., and Rockline Industries, Defendants 2016-09-28
Matthew LUSK and St. Clair Employees Retirement System, Plaintiffs, v. LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC., Bahfam Akradi, Giles H. Bateman, Jack W. Eugster, Guy C. Jackson, John K. Lloyd, Martha A. Morfitt, John B. Richards, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Leonard Green & Partners L.P., TPG Capital, L.P., and LKN Partners, Defendants 2016-09-30