1. All parties have been served with process. The case is at issue and all parties have joined in the filing of this Joint Statement of the Case.Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure Revised Effective January 1, 1989 With amendments effective through January 1, 2024 A declaratory judgment action in the Court of Appeals is the proper method to challenge a rule prior to its application or enforcement. The Declaratory Judgments Act provides the flexibility and versatility for litigators to request unique, creative solutions from courts. As with the pre-enforcement challenge, the party files a petition for declaratory judgment; this petition is known as a collateral rule challenge (§ 24.12). An agency is not a party to a contested case if it participates in a neutral or quasi-judicial capacity only. Summons to Appear to Complete Juror Qualification Form, Jury Forms. Plaintiff cannot seek declaratory relief here in lieu of obtaining a decision at the Minnesota Court of Appeals. A proper defendant in a civil action brought under section 13.08, subdivision 4, of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), Minn.