Bartch v. ND Dept. of Transportation

20070160 Lindsay Guy Bartch, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
North Dakota Department
of Transportation, Defendant and Appellee

Appeal from: District Court, South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Judge David E. Reich
Nature of Action: Transportation Dept.
Counsel:
Appellant: Vogel Law Firm
Appellee: Andrew Moraghan , Att. General Office
Term: 11/2007   Argument: 11/05/2007  01:30pm
ND cite: 2007 ND 201
NW cite: 743 N.W.2d 109

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
I.Is the provision in N.D.C.C.  39-04-11 regulating the placement of registration tabs an unlawful delegation of legislative authority?
II.Is the provision in N.D.C.C.  39-04-11 regulating the placement of registration tabs void for vagueness?
III.Did the administrative hearing officer err in finding that there was reasonable and articulable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop on Mr. Bartch's vehicle?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
I. Whether Deputy Kirk Hagel had sufficient grounds to stop Lindsay Bartch's vehicle.
II. Whether the 1999 amendment to N.D.C.C.  39-04-11 that delegates to the Department the authority to designate the area on a number plate to display a current registration tab is constitutional.

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Docket entries:
106/06/2007 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 05/31/2007
206/06/2007 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning
306/08/2007 DISK - tra (12-28-06) (e-mailed)
407/27/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL including separate transcript of Administrative Hearing dated December 28, 2006
507/10/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF
607/10/2007 Addendum attached to ATB
707/10/2007 APPELLANT APPENDIX
807/13/2007 DISK - ATB
907/13/2007 Received Table of Authorities, corrected pages and disk for ATB
1008/08/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (letter dated 8-8-07) (e-filed)
1108/08/2007 E-FILED MOTION (MAE)
1208/09/2007 ACTION BY DEPUTY CLERK. Granted: 08/27/2007
1308/27/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (faxed letter form)
1408/27/2007 E-FILED MOTION (MAE)
1508/27/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE). Granted: 08/29/2007
1608/29/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF
1708/29/2007 DISK - AEB (e-mailed)
1809/12/2007 REPLY BRIEF
1909/18/2007 8 cc each of corrected TOA & page 1 for RYB
2009/18/2007 DISK of RYB
2110/24/2007 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Herauf, William A.
2211/05/2007 APPEARANCES: Timothy Q. Purdon and Lindsay Guy Bartch; Andrew Moraghan.
2311/05/2007 ARGUED: Purdon; Moraghan
2411/05/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
2512/17/2007 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED
2612/17/2007 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Crothers
2712/17/2007 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee
2812/17/2007 Judgment Mailed to Parties
2901/08/2008 MANDATE
3001/11/2008 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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