BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH v. DEHEN

No. A04-909.

693 N.W.2d 435 (2005)

BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH, a division of Morris Communications Company, LLC, Appellant, v. Jim DEHEN, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Anfinson, Lake Calhoun Professional Building, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

George C. Hoff, Justin L. Templin, Kimberly B. Kozar, Hoff, Barry & Kuderer, P.A., Eden Prairie, MN, for respondents.

Susan L. Naughton, League of Minnesota Cities, St. Paul, MN, for amicus curiae League of Minnesota Cities.

Considered and decided by HUDSON, Presiding Judge; MINGE, Judge; and CRIPPEN, Judge.


OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

In 2003, the Brainerd City Council met in closed session pursuant to the attorney-client-privilege exception to the open-meeting law, Minn.Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(b) (2002), for a confidential consultation with legal counsel appointed by its insurer concerning a threatened legal action. The Brainerd Daily Dispatch sued for violation of the open-meeting law, and the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the city....

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