See the following ProZ thread:

"Is what it is. During a court proceeding, in addition to what the court reporter takes down, the clerk must keep a record of key orders and decisions the judge makes. If the judge orders that something be done with the defendant, that gets noted in the minutes, or minute book. After the session is over, the "minute order" is made. Keep in mind that orders are made for virtually anything that can happen in court, not just transfers.

Minute book - A book maintained by the courtroom deputy (bailiff), which contains minute entries of all hearings and trial conducted by the judge.

Minutes - Memorandum of a transaction or proceeding.

http://www.id.uscourts.gov/terms-mn.htm#sectM
Minute order
Official record of a court proceeding prepared by the court clerk. A minute order is not a judgment.
http://www.uslaw.com/library/article/cpcsGGlossary.html?area...

Minute Entry -- Usually a one or two page summary, always on pink paper. It briefly summarizes what went on during a court proceeding--everyone who appeared in court, names of witnesses who testified, what kind of proceeding took place, when the next court date is, AND ANY ORDERS OF THE COURT THAT WERE ISSUED. Minute entries are public documents and are kept in the court files in the lower level CCB file room. In Maricopa County, the courtroom clerk generates the minute entry.
(CAPS and bold mine).
http://voiceforvictims.org/glossary_of_legal_terms.htm "

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/other/205324-mi...

According to the California Judicial Branch. See link.