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Court

Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2022-03-17
Status Open
Type Guardianship/conservatorship
Docket 80 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Wagner, Michelle Lynn
Defendant Smith, Richard James
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Judge

Hon. Pietan Laura A

Washington County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Case Filed
  2. Petition for Emergency Guardianship - Conservatorship Index # 1
  3. Certificate of Representation Index # 2
  4. Acceptance of Appointment and Oath Index # 3
  5. Proposed Order or Document Index # 4
  6. Proposed Order or Document Index # 5
  7. Proposed Order or Document Index # 6
  8. Order-Other Index # 7 (Judicial Officer: Freeman, Juanita C. )
  9. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 8
  10. CANCELED Probate Hearing (10:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Watchke-Koranne, James) Other
  11. Petition for Guardianship - Conservatorship Index # 9
  12. Acceptance of Appointment and Oath Index # 10
  13. Certificate of Representation Index # 11
  14. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 04/20/2022
  15. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 04/20/2022
  16. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 04/20/2022
  17. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 04/20/2022
  18. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 04/20/2022
  19. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 04/20/2022
  20. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 12
  21. Order Appointing Visitor Index # 13 (Judicial Officer: Maas, Ellen L. )
  22. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 14
  23. Order Appointing Attorney Index # 15 (Judicial Officer: Maas, Ellen L. )
  24. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 16
  25. Certificate of Representation Index # 17
  26. Notice of Hearing Index # 18
  27. Correspondence for Judicial Approval Index # 19
  28. Petition-Other Index # 20
  29. Affidavit-Other Index # 21
  30. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 05/16/2022
  31. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 05/16/2022
  32. e-Service Good, Charles Served 05/16/2022
  33. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 05/16/2022
  34. e-Service Good, Charles Served 05/16/2022
  35. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 05/16/2022
  36. e-Service Good, Charles Served 05/16/2022
  37. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 05/16/2022
  38. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 05/16/2022
  39. Visitor's Report Index # 22
  40. Affidavit of Service Index # 23
  41. Request for Access to Confidential or Sealed Record Index # 24
  42. Order Regarding Access to Confidential or Sealed Record Index # 25 (Judicial Officer: Brosnahan, Helen R. )
  43. Objection Index # 26
  44. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 06/03/2022
  45. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 06/03/2022
  46. e-Service Good, Charles Served 06/03/2022
  47. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 06/03/2022
  48. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 06/03/2022
  49. Notice of Case Assignment Index # 27 (Judicial Officer: Pietan, Laura A. )
  50. CANCELED Probate Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Watchke-Koranne, James) Other
  51. Affidavit-Other Index # 28
  52. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 06/07/2022
  53. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 06/07/2022
  54. e-Service Good, Charles Served 06/07/2022
  55. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 06/07/2022
  56. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 06/07/2022
  57. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 29
  58. Other Document Index # 30
  59. Discovery Disclosure Index # 31
  60. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 08/31/2022
  61. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 08/31/2022
  62. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 08/31/2022
  63. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 08/31/2022
  64. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 08/31/2022
  65. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 08/31/2022
  66. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 08/31/2022
  67. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 08/31/2022
  68. Correspondence Index # 32
  69. Proposed Order or Document Index # 33
  70. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 09/01/2022
  71. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 09/01/2022
  72. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 09/01/2022
  73. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 09/01/2022
  74. e-Service SMITH, RICHARD JAMES Served 09/01/2022
  75. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 09/01/2022
  76. e-Service Wacker, Shannon L Served 09/01/2022
  77. e-Service Wagner, Michelle Lynn Served 09/01/2022
  78. Scheduling Conference (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Pietan, Laura A.) Result: Held On the Record
  79. Hearing Held Remote
  80. Pre-trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Pietan, Laura A.)

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