Petition DENIED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.

Reply of petitioners Cornelius Emily, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Chistopher Welters in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 11, 2023.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2023 to August 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due July 12, 2023)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2023)

Application (22A792) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 13, 2023.

Application (22A792) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 14, 2023 to April 13, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Cornelius Emily, et al., Petitioner, represented by Michael Patrick Goodwin

Chistopher Welters, Respondent, represented by Devi Maheswari Rao

Chistopher Welters, Respondent, represented by Zorislav Romanovich Leyderman

Christopher Welters, Respondent, represented by Elizabeth Graber Bentley

Association of Minnesota Counties, Amicus Curiae, represented by Vicki Ann Hruby

Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rebecca Jennifer Krystosek

Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Britt Roche

Minnesota Sheriffs Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Duane Hodsdon