Matter of Welfare of D.J.N

In re Welfare of Children of M.A.G.
A14-1017 (Minn. Ct. App. Nov. 24, 2014)
Con. Law - Due Process
When a TPR petition is in a separate file from the corresponding CHIPS proceeding, the court may take judicial notice of certain court records and files from prior adjudicative proceedings. Matter of Welfare of D.J.N., 568 N.W.2d 170, 174-75 (Minn. App. 1997). However, the court's discretion to take judicial notice of the CHIPS record is subject to two major limitations.
In re D. D. R.
No. A23-0815 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 29, 2024)
Process Causes - Other
Con. Law - Due Process
Therefore, any error in not explicitly addressing the point is harmless, and relief is not warranted. See In re Welfare of D.J.N., 568 N.W.2d 170, 176 (Minn.App. 1997) (declining to reverse termination of parental rights for harmless error).
Curry v. Levy (In re Marriage of Curry)
A18-0074 (Minn. Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2018)
Court records and files from prior adjudicative proceedings are appropriate subjects for judicial notice. Matter of Welfare of D.J.N., 568 N.W.2d 170, 174-175 (Minn. App. 1997). However, district courts may not take judicial notice of entire files without specifying which parts are being considered.