Scheer v. Altru Health System

20060333 Loretta Scheer, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Altru Health System and
Leslie Sullivan, M.D., Defendants and Appellees

Appeal from: District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County
Judge Debbie Gordon Kleven
Nature of Action: Malpractice
Counsel:
Appellant: Pearson Christensen & Clapp, PLLP
Appellee: Camrud, Maddock, Olson & Larson, Ltd.
Term: 04/2007   Argument: 04/05/2007  02:45pm
ND cite: 2007 ND 104
NW cite: 734 N.W.2d 778

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
I. Whether the Judgment of Dismissal Without Prejudice filed by the trial court on October 24, 2006 is appealable?
II. What is the applicable standard of review?
III. Whether the trial court erred as a matter of law by interpreting N.D.C.C.  28-01-46 to require Scheer to ask for a good cause extension to serve the expert affidavit within three months of commencement of the action and before defendants moved to dismiss?
IV. Alternatively, whether the three month dismissal provision of N.D.C.C.  28-01-46 deprives Scheer of substantive due process in violation of Article I, Section 12 of the North Dakota Constitution?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
I. Whether Plaintiff's appeal is proper when the Order appealed from is without prejudice
II. Whether the District Court erred in requiring the Appellant to comply with the requirements of North Dakota Century Code Section 28-01-46
III. Whether North Dakota Century Code Section 28-01-46 requiring expert substantiation of a medical malpractice claim is unconstitutional as a matter of law

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Docket entries:
111/20/2006 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 11/17/2006
211/24/2006 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT: 11/21/2006
311/30/2006 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL: 01/10/2007
412/28/2006 TRANSCRIPT DATED AUGUST 23, 2006
512/29/2006 DISK -TRA(8-23-06)
601/05/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL (not rec'd: #13 & 42--shorthand notes)
702/16/2007 S.Ct. Not. of Dismissal/Failure to Proceed. RspDue: 02/26/2007
802/20/2007 Response Letter and Affidavit dated 2-20-07
902/20/2007 NO ACTION TAKEN (MSN)
1002/20/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF (Date of service on counsel for AE was 2-6-07)
1102/20/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (ATB)
1202/20/2007 APPELLANT APPENDIX
1302/20/2007 E-FILED APPENDIX
1402/22/2007 Rec'd $25 surcharge for ATB (Receipt 17290)
1502/26/2007 Rec'd 7 copies of ATB from CSD
1602/26/2007 Rec'd 6 copies of ATA from CSD
1703/08/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF
1803/08/2007 E-FILED BRIEF - AEB
1903/08/2007 APPELLEE APPENDIX
2003/08/2007 E-FILED APPENDIX - AEA
2103/09/2007 Rec's $37.50 surcharge for AEB & extra 25 pages of AEA (Receipt 17305)
2203/12/2007 Received 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating
2303/12/2007 Received 6 copies of AEA from Central Duplicating
2403/22/2007 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed)
2503/22/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (RYB)
2603/22/2007 7 cc made of ryb
2704/05/2007 APPEARANCES: Sarah S. Barron; Randall S. Hanson, Donna M. Smith
2804/05/2007 ARGUED: Barron; Hanson
2904/05/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
3006/26/2007 DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED
3106/26/2007 SPLIT OPINION: Sandstrom, Dale V.
3206/26/2007 (CONCUR IN THE RESULT): Kapsner, Carol Ronning: CON/RES
3306/26/2007 (DISSENT): Crothers, Daniel John: DISSENT
3406/26/2007 COSTS ON APPEAL TAXED IN FAVOR OF APPELLANT
3506/28/2007 Judgment e-mailed to Parties
3607/10/2007 PETITION FOR REHEARING
3707/10/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (PER)
3807/17/2007 Received 7 copies of Petition for Rehearing from Central Duplicating.
3907/25/2007 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT. Denied
4008/06/2007 MANDATE
4108/13/2007 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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