Timothy Hall, Jr. v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

WORKE, Judge

This certified-question appeal under Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 103.03(i) arises from a constitutional challenge to MUPA. Appellants, the State of Minnesota and its commissioner of commerce, urge us to answer the district court’s certified question as to whether MUPA creates an unconstitutional taking in the negative, and answer the district court’s certified question as to whether MUPA meets procedural due-process requirements in the affirmative. We agree with appellants and reverse and remand.

FACTS

In 2011, respondent Timothy Hall Jr. did not receive his final paycheck from his…