Posted on 10/09/2018 3:18:50 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A Hennepin County family court referee said he wants to rule by Friday whether to unseal U.S. Rep. Keith Ellisons divorce file in response to a legal effort by the Star Tribune and Alpha News.
Referee Jason T. Hutchinson explained after an hourlong court hearing on Tuesday that if he did decide to unseal the file on Friday, it would still not be available for immediate public view. Instead, he would set a later date for opening it that would allow time for Ellisons attorney to appeal the decision.
The motions follow allegations by Ellisons ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan, that the Democratic candidate for attorney general tried to drag her off a bed during an argument in 2016. He denies the allegation, and an attorney hired by the DFL Party to investigate the claim could not substantiate it after Monahan refused to share a video of the incident that she has said she recorded
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What’s the big deal? Obama easily got sealed divorce records on his political opponents...
You don’t know how this works, do you?
;-)
Yep, can we reach Jack Ryan for comment about the court unsealing divorce records?
What the hell is that?
FMCDH(BITS)
Arbiter.
They are usually ‘Special Master’s, female, and despise men.
I speak from experience.
It’s a Frikkin PUBLIC RECORD and has no business ever being sealed, the Judge that sealed it should be REMOVED!
I didn't know divorce court was considered a sport in Minnesota.
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