A10-2145, In the Matter of: Vanessa Yoland Rew, and o/b/o T. C. B. and D. S. B., petitioner, Respondent, vs. James Allen Bergstrom, Appellant.

State: Minnesota

Court: Court of Appeals

Docket No: A10-2145

Case Date: 12/27/2011

Preview:STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A10-2145 In the Matter of: Vanessa Yoland Rew, and o/b/o T. C. B. and D. S. B., petitioner, Respondent, vs. James Allen Bergstrom, Appellant. Filed December 27, 2011 Affirmed Kalitowski, Judge Washington County District Court File No. 82-FA-08-3779 Thomas A. Gilligan, Murnane Brandt, St. Paul, Minnesota (for respondent) Jill Clark, Golden Valley, Minnesota (for appellant) Elizabeth J. Richards, Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, St. Paul Minnesota; Rana Fuller, Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Kristine Lizdas, Battered Women's Justice Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for amici curiae) Considered and decided by Kalitowski, Presiding Judge; Minge, Judge; and Ross, Judge.

SYLLABUS 1. An extension of an order for protection (OFP) for up to 50 years does not

violate the First Amendment. 2. The extension of an OFP restraining appellant from contacting respondent

or his children for up to 50 years does not violate appellant's right to due process. 3. An extension of an OFP based on prior criminal OFP violations does not

constitute double jeopardy. 4. An extension of an OFP based on conduct that predates the enactment of

Minn. Stat.

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