Alumni
This former AUSA left in the summer of 2025 to go to a private firm working with the US Attorney who originally hired him.
Bahram Samie
28 U.S.C. 2675 establishes this mandatory administrative exhaustion requirement as a condition of the United States’ waiver of sovereign immunity under the Federal Tort Claims act.
What is "presentment"?
This federal agency operates the largest federal vehicle fleet in the U.S. and one of the largest civilian fleets in the world.
The USPS
This district court judge was born in Anoka and appointed to the bench in 1987.
Who is Judge Doty?
Provide the body
Habeas Corpus
At least three alumni are currently serving on the Hennepin County Bench.
Will accept:
Julie Allyn, Amber Brennan, Sarah Hudleston, Bill Koch, Frank Magill, or Andy Tweeten
This statute was designed to shine light on federal agencies' work, but it brings only darkness to those who are forced to work on it.
FOIA
The first five minutes of every ethics webinar put on by this office within DOJ usually consist of explaining what the office does and asking DOJ attorneys to contact them with any questions that your local PRO may not be able to answer.
What is PRAO?
This lawyer was the 15th Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and is the namesake for the St. Paul Courthouse.
A matter judged
Res judicata
At least three alumni are currently serving on the district court bench.
Will accept:
Nancy Brasel, Jeff Bryan, Joan Ericksen, Ann Montgomery, Laura Provinzino
This statute allows for treble damages, which the defendants truly deserve for all the trouble they cause.
FCA
This federal agency employs the largest federal workforce in the State of Minnesota.
What is the VA?
The Fifth Division of the District of Minnesota, created under 28 U.S.C. 103 and comprised of the counties of Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, and St. Lous , holds court in this city.
What is Duluth?
The occurrence of an accident implies negligence
Res ipsa loquitur
This alum testified as a trial witness in the civil division's biggest trial...on her birthday no less.
Darcie Boschee
8 U.S.C. 1201(g) translates to this section of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and is commonly invoked when visas applications are denied and put into “administrative processing”—but everyone knows it’s not really a final denial of the application. 😊
What is the 221(g)?
This federal agency manages more than 500 million acres of land across the United States.
Who is the Department of the Interior?
This Senior United States District Judge shares the same alma matter as the current Acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota (and one AUSA in the civil division): Gustavus Adolphus College.
Who is Judge Magnuson?
A reasonable sum to be paid for performance of a contract
Quantum meruit
This AUSA started in January 2019 during a government shutdown, loves soccer and trivia, and is leaving us for the University of Minnesota!
Who is Adam Hoskins?
This statute is the basis for the body of agency regulations affectionately known as Touhy regs.
The Federal Housekeeping statute, 5 U.S.C. sec. 301
The BOP manages this many medical centers in the United States.
What is 6:
Devens, Butner, Carswell, FMC Rochester, Lexington, Fort Worth
When the federal district court in Minnesota was established in 1858, it had 6 divisions. Today only four remain after divisions headquartered in these two cities were folded into the Minneapolis and St. Paul divisions.
Mankato and Winona
"the expression of one thing excludes others"
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius