Steelmantown Church, et al v. Carlton County, MN, et al
Plaintiff: Steelmantown Church, Edward Bixby, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Matthew Connell
Defendant: Carlton County, Minnesota, Sara Plante Buhs, in her official capacity, or her successors, as Carlton County Commissioner, Marv Bodie, in his official capacity, or his successors, as Carlton County Commissioner, Thomas R. Proulx, in his official capacity, or his successors, as Carlton County Commissioner, Susan Zmyslony, in her official capacity, or her successors, as Carlton County Commissioner, Dan Reed, in his official capacity, or his successors, as Carlton County Commissioner, Kristine Basilici, in her official capacity as Carlton County Recorder of the Carlton County Recorder's office, or her successors and Chris Berg, in his official capacity as Carlton County Zoning and Environmental Services Administrator, or his successors
Case Number: 26-1507
Filed: March 23, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2026 MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 05/29/2026, filed by Attorney Erick G. Kaardal for Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church w/service 05/06/2026. [5637066] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 05/06/2026 12:15 PM]
May 6, 2026 CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 5637066-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Erick G. Kaardal. Brief of Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church due 05/29/2026. Appendix due on 05/29/2026. [5637140] [26-1507] (GP) [Entered: 05/06/2026 02:08 PM]
April 23, 2026 RECORD FILED - MOTION TRANSCRIPT, 1 volumes, Comments: District Court document #29 [Only Electronic Copy Received - No Paper Copy on File], Source Location: USDC / MN, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 10/15/2025, No. of Pgs.: 54, Court Reporter: Krenz, Lynne [5631901] [26-1507] (STL) [Entered: 04/23/2026 09:41 AM]
April 6, 2026 DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church. w/service 04/06/2026 [5626024] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:55 PM]
April 6, 2026 Certificate of transcript filed by Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church. Transcript ordered 3/31/26 [5626021] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:54 PM]
April 6, 2026 METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church - Joint Appendix - w/service 04/06/2026 [5626026] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:57 PM]
April 6, 2026 STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church - w/service 04/06/2026. [5626030] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:59 PM]
April 3, 2026 ******DOCUMENT LOCKED****** APPEARANCE filed by Marcus B. Jardine for Appellees Carlton County, Sara Plante Buhs, Marv Bodie, Thomas R. Proulx, Susan Zmyslony, Dan Reed, Kristine Basilici and Chris Berg w/service 04/03/2026 [5625279] [26-1507]--[Edited 04/03/2026 by GP]-COUNSEL WILL REFILE TO REFLECT THEY REPRESENT APPELLEES (KCN) [Entered: 04/03/2026 10:32 AM]
April 3, 2026 ******DOCUMENT LOCKED****** APPEARANCE filed by Kristin C. Nierengarten for Appellees Carlton County, Sara Plante Buhs, Marv Bodie, Thomas R. Proulx, Susan Zmyslony, Dan Reed, Kristine Basilici and Chris Berg w/service 04/03/2026 [5625276] [26-1507]--[Edited 04/03/2026 by GP]-COUNSEL WILL REFILE TO REFLECT THEY REPRESENT APPELLEES (KCN) [Entered: 04/03/2026 10:28 AM]
April 3, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Kristin C. Nierengarten for Appellees Carlton County, Sara Plante Buhs, Marv Bodie, Thomas R. Proulx, Susan Zmyslony, Dan Reed, Kristine Basilici and Chris Berg w/service 04/03/2026 [5625470] [26-1507] (KCN) [Entered: 04/03/2026 02:33 PM]
April 3, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Marcus B. Jardine for Appellees Kristine Basilici, Sara Plante Buhs, Carlton County, Marv Bodie, Thomas R. Proulx, Susan Zmyslony, Dan Reed and Chris Berg w/service 04/03/2026 [5625473] [26-1507] (KCN) [Entered: 04/03/2026 02:35 PM]
March 31, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Erick G. Kaardal for Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church w/service 03/31/2026 [5623905] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 03/31/2026 11:54 AM]
March 31, 2026 CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellants Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church. - FOR CAL [5624145] [26-1507] (EGK) [Entered: 03/31/2026 03:50 PM]
March 23, 2026 Civil case docketed. [5620917] [26-1507] (MMH) [Entered: 03/23/2026 10:50 AM]
March 23, 2026 Originating court document filed consisting of Order on Motion to Dismiss 3/11/26, Judgment 3/12/26, notice of appeal, and docket entries [5620925] [26-1507] (MMH) [Entered: 03/23/2026 11:00 AM]
March 23, 2026 BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 05/04/2026. Appendix due 05/12/2026. BRIEF APPELLANT, Edward Bixby, Matthew Connell, Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC and Steelmantown Church due 05/12/2026 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5620927] [26-1507] (MMH) [Entered: 03/23/2026 11:01 AM]

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