Hennepin County District Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Civil cases

District Court staff must review all emergency filings before accepting them or assigning a judge.

District Court staff review all emergency filings before they are accepted and before a judge is assigned. This includes requests for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, and other forms of emergency relief.

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Civil cases

Emergency filings are reviewed during regular business hours, and those submitted after 3:00 p.m. may be reviewed either that day or the next business day.

Emergency filings are reviewed during regular business hours. Filings submitted after 3:00 p.m. may be reviewed the same day or on the next business day.

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Judge Meyer’s staff reviews each submitted request daily to determine whether it meets the criteria for judicial consideration.

Judge Meyer's staff catalogs all requests as they are submitted and reviews each request daily to determine if it meets all of the criteria for consideration by the Judge.

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The chief judge’s staff catalogs submitted requests and reviews each request daily to determine whether it meets all criteria for consideration by the judge.

The chief judge's staff catalogs all requests as they are submitted and reviews each request daily to determine whether it meets all of the criteria for consideration by the judge.

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Civil cases

If accepted, the case will be assigned on the next business day.

Summary: An accepted emergency filing will receive a judge assignment on the next business day.

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A drug-related seized-property claim must be filed within 60 days after service of the Notice of Seizure and Intent to Forfeit Property.

The Conciliation Court Statement of Claim: Demand for Judicial Determination of Forfeiture (Controlled Substance Offense) must be filed within 60 days following the service of the Notice of Seizure and Intent to Forfeit Property.

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An alcohol-related seized-property claim must be filed within 60 days after service of the Notice of Seizure.

The Conciliation Court Statement of Claim: Demand for Judicial Determination of Forfeiture (Alcohol-Related Offense) must be filed within 60 days following the service of the "Notice of Seizure."

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Counterclaim

A counterclaim must be filed at least 14 days before the hearing date.

You must file your counterclaim at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing date.

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Proof of service

Proof of service must be served and filed within 60 days after issuance of the Summons, and inability to meet that deadline may not support a continuance.

Per Rule 508(d) of the MN Rules of General Practice, you must serve and file proof of service within 60 days of the issuance of the Summons. If you are unable to meet this deadline, please note that the Court may not grant a continuance for that reason. You may need to dismiss your claim and refile.

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Request to vacate order and grant new trial

Within 21 days after service of the Notice of Judgment, a party may file an ex parte request to vacate the judgment order and grant a new trial by showing a justifiable reason for missing the hearing.

To request a new trial within 21 days since the Notice of Judgment was served, the party may file an "ex parte" Request to Vacate Order for Judgement and Grant New Trial if the party who failed to appear gives a justifiable reason why they did not appear at the hearing.

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Satisfaction of judgment

When a judgment is paid in cash, the Satisfaction of Judgment must be filed within 10 days.

if payment is made in cash, file the Satisfaction with the Court within 10 days;

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Satisfaction of judgment

When a judgment is paid by a method other than cash, the Satisfaction of Judgment must be filed within 30 days.

if payment is made any other way, file the Satisfaction within 30 days.

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Civil cases

A party may appeal to district court within 40 days after the Report of Commissioners is filed.

Upon the filing of the Report of Commissioners, any party to the proceeding may appeal to the district court at any time within 40 days from the date the report was filed.

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Notice and motion to vacate judgment ?

To request a new trial after 21 days since the Notice of Judgment was served, the party must file a Notice and Motion to Vacate Conciliation Court Judgment After Deadline

Summary: After 21 days from service of the Notice of Judgment, a new-trial request must be made by a notice and motion supported by a supporting affidavit.

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Removal

The removal must be filed before the "stay of entry" date expires. This date is written in on the bottom portion of the Order for Judgment.

Summary: A removal from Conciliation Court must be filed before the stay-of-entry expiration date shown on the Order for Judgment.

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If the petitioner’s request to stay the balance of the revocation period is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately and the date of the hearing will be stated in the order.

Summary: If the requested stay is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately, with the hearing date stated in the order.

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If your request is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately and the date of the hearing will be stated in the chief judge's order.

Summary: If the pro se stay request is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately, with the date stated in the chief judge’s order.