****Please note the change in hearing notices. (Updated 5/27/2025) ****

1. All initial hearings on motions and applications in front of Judge Fisher must be noticed as telephonic, unless otherwise instructed by the Court, as noted below. No evidence will be taken at the initial hearing. Use the language below for noticing. 

   The Court will hold a hearing on this [motion or application] at [time and date of hearing]. The hearing will be conducted telephonically.  Please contact Judge Fisher's Courtroom Deputy by email at mnb_fisher_hearings@mnb.uscourts.gov or by telephone at 651-848-1061 to obtain the dial-in information. Any person wanting to appear in person must contact Judge Fisher's Courtroom Deputy at 651‐848‐1061 at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.

   All proceedings in Judge Fisher’s Duluth (Division 5) and Fergus Falls (Division 6) cases may be set on his Minneapolis calendar.

   You may calendar Applications for Compensation and Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay using the weekly presets on his Minneapolis calendar. To schedule any other type of proceeding, please send your request to MNB_Fisher_hearings@mnb.uscourts.gov or contact Judge Fisher’s Courtroom Deputy at 651‐848‐1061. Trustees and the U.S. Trustee may calendar their motions using the appropriate preset.

2. Any moving party who wants an in‐person hearing in Duluth or Fergus Falls on an initial hearing must contact the Courtroom Deputy to request a hearing date prior to filing the motion. Any responding party must also contact the Courtroom Deputy by the date the response is due if the responding party wants an in‐person hearing. The Court will respond as appropriate.

   PLEASE NOTE, IF APPROPRIATE, TRIALS AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS FOR DULUTH (DIVISION 5) AND FERGUS FALLS (DIVISION 6) CASES WILL BE HELD IN PERSON IN THE DULUTH OR FERGUS FALLS COURTHOUSE, UNLESS THE COURT ORDERS A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

   Judge Fisher's Chapter 13 calendar occurs on the 4^th Thursday of every month unless otherwise noted.