Tedford v. Workforce Safety and Insurance

20060320 Richard Tedford, Claimant and Appellee
v.
Workforce Safety and
Insurance, Appellant
and
Red Owl Stores, Respondent

Appeal from: District Court, East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Judge Georgia Dawson
Nature of Action: Workers Compensation
Counsel:
Appellant: Jacqueline Sue Anderson , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Appellee: Schneider & Schneider
Term: 04/2007   Argument: 04/23/2007  02:45pm
ND cite: 2007 ND 142
NW cite: 738 N.W.2d 29

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Whether Tedford's permanent total disability benefits are subject to the social security retirement offset provision of N.D.C.C.  65-05-09.2.
2. Whether the District Court erred in awarding Tedford attorney's fees under N.D.C.C.  28-32-50.
3. Whether the District Court abused its discretion in awarding Tedford $9,249.00 in attorney's fees under N.D.C.C.  28-32-50.

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
1.Whether Tedford's total disability benefits are subject to the Social Security retirement offset provisions of N.D.C.C.  65-05-09.2 (1993);
2.Whether the district court abused it's discretion in awarding Tedford attorneys' fees and costs under N.D.C.C.  28-32-50.

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Docket entries:
111/14/2006 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 11/13/2006
211/14/2006 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION: Crothers, Daniel John
311/29/2006 Motion to Stay Briefing Schedule Pending Decision of District Court on Motion for Attorney's Fees,
411/29/2006 Brief in Support of Motion, and Stipulation, Affidavit of Mailing
511/29/2006 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (briefing schedule is stayed; Appellant's Brief will be due 30 days after. Granted
611/29/2006 entry of the trial court's order on the pending motion for attorney's fees)
701/24/2007 Second Notice of Appeal filed in the trial court on 1/23/07 from order awarding attorney's fees
801/24/2007 RESET BRIEFING SCHEDULE AFTER TRIAL COURT'S ACTION ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES
901/24/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT- Reset Briefing Schedule After Trial Court's Action). Granted: 02/15/2007
1001/24/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL w/Separates(Entry Nos.6-WSI Rec.& 7).Not Rec'd were CR Tapes(Entry Nos. 17,32,&60)
1101/24/2007 WSI Cert. of Rec (Entry Nos. 1-426)
1202/01/2007 Clerk's Supplemental Certificate of Record dated 1/30/07 (Entry Nos. 65 & 66).
1302/08/2007 Appellee Tedford's motion for attorney's fees and costs on appeal to the Supreme Court. RspDue: 02/20/2007
1402/15/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF
1502/15/2007 APPELLANT APPENDIX
1602/20/2007 Appellant's Response to Motion for N.D.C.C. 28-32-50 Attorney's Fees
1702/22/2007 DISK - atb (e-mailed)
1803/14/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF
1903/14/2007 APPELLEE APPENDIX
2003/15/2007 DISK (AEB)
2103/21/2007 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Hodny, William F.
2204/02/2007 REPLY BRIEF (pdf) (e-mailed)
2304/02/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (ryb)
2404/02/2007 Affidavit of Service
2504/10/2007 Received RYB from Central Duplicating
2604/23/2007 APPEARANCES: Jacqueline S. Anderson; Mark G. Schneider
2704/23/2007 ARGUED: Anderson; Schneider
2804/23/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
2908/27/2007 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED/PT, REVERSED/PT
3008/27/2007 SPLIT OPINION: VandeWalle, Gerald W.
3108/27/2007 DISSENT: Kapsner, Carol Ronning: DISSENT
3208/27/2007 Costs to be taxed under N.D.C.C.  65-10-03
3308/27/2007 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Motion for Attorney Fees). Denied
3408/27/2007 Judgment e-mailed to Parties
3509/18/2007 MANDATE
3609/20/2007 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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