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Court

Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2021-10-22
Status Closed
Type Paternity
Docket 82 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Sowers, James Dean
Defendant Stone, Meranda Ashley
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Judge

Hon. Docherty, Robert A.

Brown County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Petition for Custody Index # 1
  2. Summons Index # 2
  3. Certificate of Representation Index # 3
  4. Affidavit of No Service Index # 4
  5. Affidavit for Service by Publication or Alternative Means Index # 5
  6. Proposed Order or Document Index # 6
  7. Notice of Case Filing Index # 7
  8. Order for Service by Publication or Alternative Means Index # 8 (Judicial Officer: Docherty, Robert A. )
  9. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 9
  10. Affidavit of Publication Index # 10
  11. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 12/09/2021
  12. Default Scheduling Request Index # 11
  13. Affidavit of Default Index # 12
  14. Proposed Order or Document Index # 13 (Judicial Officer: Docherty, Robert A. )
  15. Affidavit of Mailing Index # 14
  16. Affidavit of Non-Military Status Index # 15
  17. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 16
  18. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 02/03/2022
  19. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 02/03/2022
  20. Default Hearing (3:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Docherty, Robert A.) Result: Held On the Record
  21. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  22. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 17
  23. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 02/14/2022
  24. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 02/14/2022
  25. Returned Mail Index # 18
  26. Notice of Motion and Motion Index # 19
  27. Affidavit of Petitioner Index # 20
  28. Affidavit of Mailing Index # 21
  29. Notice of Motion and Motion Index # 22
  30. Affidavit of Respondent Index # 23
  31. Certificate of Representation Index # 24
  32. Memorandum Index # 25
  33. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  34. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  35. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  36. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  37. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  38. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  39. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  40. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  41. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  42. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  43. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  44. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  45. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  46. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/07/2022
  47. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  48. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/07/2022
  49. Memorandum Index # 26
  50. Responsive Motion Index # 27
  51. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  52. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  53. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  54. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  55. Other Document Index # 28
  56. Other Document Index # 29
  57. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  58. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  59. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  60. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  61. Affidavit-Other Index # 30
  62. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  63. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  64. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  65. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  66. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  67. Responsive Motion Index # 31 (Judicial Officer: Docherty, Robert A. )
  68. Affidavit of Respondent Index # 32
  69. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  70. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  71. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  72. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  73. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  74. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  75. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  76. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  77. e-Service Stone, Meranda Ashley Served 03/14/2022
  78. e-Service SOWERS, JAMES DEAN Served 03/14/2022
  79. Motion Hearing (4:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Docherty, Robert A.) Result: Held On the Record
  80. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  81. Taken Under Advisement Index # 33 (Judicial Officer: Docherty, Robert A. )
  82. Order Granting Motion Index # 34 (Judicial Officer: Docherty, Robert A. )

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