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Rule 77.02 - Trials and Hearings; Orders in Chambers

Minn. R. Civ. P. 77.02

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Rule 77.02 - Trials and Hearings; Orders in Chambers

All trials upon the merits shall be conducted in open court and so far as convenient in a regular courtroom. All other acts or proceedings may be done or conducted by a judge in chambers, without the attendance of the court administrator or other court officials and at any place either within or outside the district; but no hearing, other than one ex parte, shall be conducted outside the district without the consent of all parties affected thereby.

Minn. R. Civ. P. 77.02