Brown v. State

OPINION

HALBROOKS, Judge

Appellants challenge the district court’s granting of respondent’s motion to dismiss their declaratory judgment class action for failure to state a claim. They also challenge the district court’s imposition of sanctions in this case. Because the district court did not err in dismissing the action but did abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions, we affirm the dismissal and reverse the imposition of sanctions.

FACTS

This litigation arises in the aftermath of the State of Minnesota’s (“state”) multi-billion-dollar settlement of its claims against multiple entities…