MINNESOTA COURT RULES

APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure

Effective August 1, 1983
With amendments effective through September 1, 2024

TABLE OF HEADNOTES

TITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF RULES

Rule 101. Scope of Rules; Definitions

101.01		Scope
101.02		Definitions

Rule 102. Suspension of Rules

TITLE II. APPEALS FROM JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

Rule 103. Appeal - How Taken

103.01		Manner of Making Appeal
103.02		Joint Appeals; Related Appeals; Consolidated Appeals
103.03		Appealable Judgments and Orders
103.04		Scope of Review

Rule 104. Time for Filing and Service of Notice of Appeal and Notice of Related Appeal

104.01		Time for Filing and Service
104.02		Effect of Entry of Judgment and Insertion of Costs into the Judgment

Rule 105. Discretionary Review

105.01		Petition for Permission to Appeal; Time
105.02		Content of Petition; Response
105.03		Grant of Permission - Procedure

Rule 106. Respondent's Right to Obtain Review

Rule 107. Bond or Deposit for Costs

107.01		No Cost Bond Required
107.02		Request to Trial Court to Require a Cost Bond
107.03		Cases for Which a Cost Bond May Not Be Required

Rule 108. Stays Pending Appeal; Security

108.01		Effect of Appeal on Proceedings in Trial Court
108.02		Motion for Stay or Injunction in Trial Court; Security
108.03		Proceedings in Supreme Court

Rule 109. Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

109.01		Authorized Relief
109.02		Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis in the Court of Appeals
109.03		Civil Commitment and Juvenile Proceedings
109.04		Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis in the Supreme Court
109.05		Suspension of Time Periods

Rule 110. The Record on Appeal

110.01		Composition of the Record on Appeal
110.02		The Transcript of Proceedings; Duty of Appellant to Order; Notice to Respondent if Partial Transcript is Ordered; Duty of Reporter; Form of Transcript
110.03		Statement of the Proceedings When No Report Was Made or When the Transcript is Unavailable
110.04		Agreed Statement as the Record
110.05		Correction or Modification of the Record

Rule 111. Transmission of the Record

111.01		Transmission of Record; Time
111.02		Exhibits and Models
111.03		Record for Preliminary Hearing in Appellate Courts
111.04		Disposition of Record After Appeal

Rule 112. Confidential Or Sealed Information; Sealing of Portions of Record

112.01		Status of Confidential or Sealed Record Material on Appeal
112.02		Handling of Confidential or Sealed Portions of the Appellate Record
112.03		Duty to Maintain Confidentiality
112.04		Oral Argument

Rule 113. [Reserved for Future Use]

Rule 114. Court of Appeals Review of Administrative Rules

114.01		How Obtained
114.02		Contents of Petition for Declaratory Judgment
114.03		Record on Review of Petition for Declaratory Judgment; Transmission of Record
114.04		Briefing
114.05		Participants

TITLE III. DECISIONS REVIEWABLE BY CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OR THE SUPREME COURT

Rule 115. Court of Appeals Review of Decisions of the Department of Employment and Economic Development and Other Decisions Reviewable by Certiorari and Review of Decisions Appealable Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act

115.01		How Obtained; Time for Securing Writ
115.02		Petition for Writ; How Secured
115.03		Contents of the Petition and Writ; Filing and Service
115.04		The Record on Review by Certiorari; Transmission of the Record; Timing of Briefing
115.05		Costs and Disbursements
115.06		Dismissal Costs

Rule 116. Supreme Court Review of Decisions of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, Decisions of the Tax Court, and Other Decisions Reviewable by Certiorari

116.01		How Obtained; Time for Securing Writ
116.02		Petition for Writ; How Secured
116.03		Contents of the Petition and Writ; Filing and Service
116.04		The Record on Review by Certiorari; Transmission of the Record
116.05		Costs and Disbursements
116.06		Dismissal Costs

Rule 117. Petition in Supreme Court for Review of Decisions of the Court of Appeals

Rule 118. Accelerated Review by the Supreme Court Prior to a Decision by the Court of Appeals

Rule 119. [Reserved for Future Use]

TITLE V. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS

Rule 120. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition Directed to a Judge or Judges and Other Writs

120.01		Petition for Writ
120.02		Submission of Petition; Response to the Petition
120.03		Procedure Following Submission
120.04		Filing; Form of Documents
120.05		Review in Supreme Court

Rule 121. Mandamus and Prohibition - Emergency Situations

121.01		Communication to the Court
121.02		Procedure
121.03		Filing Fee

Rule 122. [Reserved for Future Use]

Rule 123. [Reserved for Future Use]

Rule 124. [Reserved for Future Use]

TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule 125. Filing and Service

125.01		Filing
125.02		Service and Filing of All Documents Required
125.03		Manner of Service
125.04		Proof of Service

Rule 126. Computation and Extension or Limitation of Time

126.01		Computation
126.02		Extension or Limitation of Time
126.03		Personal Leave Continuance

Rule 127. Motions

Rule 128. Briefs

128.01		Informal Briefs and Letter Briefs
128.02		Formal Brief
128.03		References in Briefs to Record
128.04		Reproduction of Statutes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations, Etc.
128.05		Citation of Supplemental Authorities

Rule 129. Brief of an Amicus Curiae

129.01		Request for Leave to Participate
129.02		Time for Filing and Service of Brief
129.03		Certification in Brief
129.04		Oral Argument

Rule 130. Addendum Required; Appendix Not Permitted

130.01		Record Not to be Printed; Appendix Not Permitted
130.02		Addendum

Rule 131. Filing and Service of Briefs and Addenda

131.01		Time for Filing and Service
131.02		Application for Extension of Time
131.03		Number of Paper Copies to be Filed and Served

Rule 132. Form of Briefs, Addenda, Motions, and Other Documents

132.01		Form of Briefs and Addenda
132.02		Form of Motions and Other Documents
132.03		Form of Documents Filed Electronically
132.04		Signature

Rule 133. Prehearing Conference; Calendar; Statement of the Case

133.01		Prehearing Conference
133.02		Calendar
133.03		Statement of the Case

Rule 134. Oral Argument

134.01		Allowance of Oral Argument
134.02		Notice of Hearing; Postponement
134.03		Time Allowed for Argument
134.04		Order and Content of Argument
134.05		Nonappearance of Counsel
134.06		Submission on Briefs
134.07		Trial Court Exhibits; Diagrams and Demonstrative Aids
134.08		Submission When Member of Appellate Court Not Present
134.09		Oral Argument - Place of Argument
134.10		Audio and Video Coverage of Appellate Court Proceedings

Rule 135. En Banc and Nonoral Consideration by the Supreme Court

Rule 136. Notice of Opinion; Judgment; Remittitur

136.01		Opinion
136.02		Entry of Judgment; Stay
136.03		Remittitur

Rule 137. Enforcement of Money Judgments

Rule 138. Damages for Delay

Rule 139. Costs and Disbursements

139.01		Costs
139.02		Disbursements
139.03		Taxation of Costs and Disbursements; Time
139.04		Disallowance of Costs and Disbursements
139.05		Attorneys' Fees on Appeal - Procedure

Rule 140. Petition for Rehearing in Supreme Court

140.01		Petition for Rehearing
140.02		Service; Filing
140.03		Stay of Judgment

Rule 141. Recusal

141.01		Recusal in Supreme Court
141.02		Recusal in Court of Appeals
141.03		Timing

Rule 142. Dismissal; Default

142.01		Voluntary Dismissal
142.02		Default of Appellant
142.03		Default of Respondent

Rule 143. Parties; Substitution; Attorneys

143.01		Parties
143.02		Death of a Party
143.03		Substitution for Other Causes
143.04		Public Officers
143.05		Attorneys
143.06		Signature

Rule 144. Cases Involving Constitutional Questions Where State is Not a Party

Rule 145. Appendix of Forms

Rule 146. Title

Rule 147. Effective Date

APPENDIX OF FORMS