Subd. 3. Decisions. (a) A decision shall be rendered in every case within 90 days after oral
argument or after the final submission of briefs or memoranda by the parties, whichever is later.
The chief justice or the chief judge may waive the 90-day limitation for any proceeding before the
Court of Appeals for good cause shown. In every case, the decision of the court, including any
written opinion containing a summary of the case and a statement of the reasons for its decision,
shall be indexed and made readily available.
(b) The decision of the court need not include a written opinion. A statement of the decision
without a written opinion must not be officially published and must not be cited as precedent,
except as law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.
(c) The Court of Appeals may publish only those decisions that:
(1) establish a new rule of law;
(2) overrule a previous Court of Appeals' decision not reviewed by the Supreme Court;
(3) provide important procedural guidelines in interpreting statutes or administrative rules;
(4) involve a significant legal issue; or
(5) would significantly aid in the administration of justice.
Unpublished opinions of the Court of Appeals are not precedential. Unpublished opinions
must not be cited unless the party citing the unpublished opinion provides a full and correct copy
to all other counsel at least 48 hours before its use in any pretrial conference, hearing, or trial. If
cited in a brief or memorandum of law, a copy of the unpublished opinion must be provided to all
other counsel at the time the brief or memorandum is served, and other counsel may respond.
argument or after the final submission of briefs or memoranda by the parties, whichever is later.
The chief justice or the chief judge may waive the 90-day limitation for any proceeding before the
Court of Appeals for good cause shown. In every case, the decision of the court, including any
written opinion containing a summary of the case and a statement of the reasons for its decision,
shall be indexed and made readily available.
(b) The decision of the court need not include a written opinion. A statement of the decision
without a written opinion must not be officially published and must not be cited as precedent,
except as law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.
(c) The Court of Appeals may publish only those decisions that:
(1) establish a new rule of law;
(2) overrule a previous Court of Appeals' decision not reviewed by the Supreme Court;
(3) provide important procedural guidelines in interpreting statutes or administrative rules;
(4) involve a significant legal issue; or
(5) would significantly aid in the administration of justice.
Unpublished opinions of the Court of Appeals are not precedential. Unpublished opinions
must not be cited unless the party citing the unpublished opinion provides a full and correct copy
to all other counsel at least 48 hours before its use in any pretrial conference, hearing, or trial. If
cited in a brief or memorandum of law, a copy of the unpublished opinion must be provided to all
other counsel at the time the brief or memorandum is served, and other counsel may respond.
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