Minnesota Lawyer
Four state senators filed a petition for a writ of quo warranto in the Supreme Court against the Attorney General, the Governor, the Commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget (Commissioner), and the Chief Judge of Ramsey County District Court challenging the authority of the Ramsey County District Court to order expenditures from the state treasury in the absence of a legislative appropriation, as requested by the Attorney General.
The Supreme Court concluded that the petition did not satisfy the standards they have established for the exercise of our original jurisdiction over a petition for a writ of quo warranto. Petition denied, without prejudice.
A11-1107 Limmer v. Swanson
