Lucas v. Porter | ||||||||||
20070169 |
A. William Lucas, Plaintiff and Appellant
v. James E. Porter, Shelly Porter, Leonard W. Becker, First State Bank of Wilton, First Wilton Bancshares, LTD., Defendants and Appellees | |||||||||
Appeal from: |
District Court,
South Central Judicial District,
Burleigh County
Judge David W. Nelson | |||||||||
Nature of Action: | Contracts | |||||||||
Counsel: |
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Term: | 04/2008  Argument: 04/23/2008 | |||||||||
ND cite: | 2008 ND 160 | |||||||||
NW cite: |
755 N.W.2d 88
Listen to recording of oral argument in MP3 format | |||||||||
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Issues: |
Appellant's Statement of the Issues: Whether the trial court erred in granting Defendant's Motion for an order striking Plaintiff's complaint and dismissing action with prejudice based upon the improper splitting of a cause of action. Appellee's Statement of the Issues: Whether the trial court erred in finding that Civil No. 06-C-2026 was an improper splitting of an action in contravention of Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Arlt, 61 N.W.2d 429 (N.D. 1953), and thereby dismissed the action. Appellee's Statement of the Issues: Whether the trial court erred in finding that Civil No. 06-C-2026 was an improper splitting of an action in contravention of Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Ant, 61 N.W.2d 429 (N.D. 1953), and thereby dismissed the action. | |||||||||
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1 | 06/14/2007 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 06/12/2007 | |
2 | 07/05/2007 MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT or in the alternative, to remand. RspDue: 07/16/2007 | |
3 | 07/05/2007 E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Dismiss or remand) | |
4 | 07/16/2007 Response Filed (Motion to Dismiss or remand) | |
5 | 07/16/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Motion to dismiss denied; motion for remand granted). Denied | |
6 | 07/16/2007 ORDER OF REMAND | |
7 | 07/18/2007 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
8 | 10/16/2007 Reset time for filing atb after remand | |
9 | 10/17/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (resetting time for filing atb after remand). Granted: 11/26/2007 | |
10 | 10/18/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL | |
11 | 11/16/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF | |
12 | 11/16/2007 ACTION BY CLERK - MAT (w/understanding no further ext.). Granted: 12/26/2007 | |
13 | 12/21/2007 MOTION TO REMAND TO DISTRICT COURT & BRIEF IN SUPPORT. RspDue: 01/04/2008 | |
14 | 12/21/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF & AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT | |
15 | 01/04/2008 Response of Porter, First State Bank of Wilton & First Wilton Bancshares to Motion to Remand | |
16 | 01/04/2008 Response of Becker to Motion to Remand | |
17 | 01/04/2008 EFILED RESPONSE (Becker Response) | |
18 | 01/08/2008 Lucas's Response to Appellees' Response to Appellant's Motion to Remand | |
19 | 01/16/2008 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Mot. to Remand). Denied | |
20 | 01/16/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT). Granted: 01/31/2008 | |
21 | 01/31/2008 APPELLANT BRIEF | |
22 | 01/31/2008 APPELLANT APPENDIX | |
23 | 01/31/2008 DISK of ATB | |
24 | 02/29/2008 APPELLEE BRIEF - Porter, et al. (electronic) PDF | |
25 | 02/29/2008 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB) PDF | |
26 | 02/29/2008 APPELLEE APPENDIX (electronic) PDF | |
27 | 02/29/2008 E-FILED APPENDIX (AEA) PDF | |
28 | 03/03/2008 Received $25 surcharge for AEB (Receipt #18040) | |
29 | 03/03/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (E-FILED) PDF | |
30 | 03/03/2008 E-FILED MOTION (MAE - L. Becker) PDF | |
31 | 03/04/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE - L. Becker). Granted: 03/17/2008 | |
32 | 03/06/2008 7 copies of AEB (Porter, et al.) received from Central Duplicating | |
33 | 03/06/2008 6 copies of AEA (Porter, et al.) received from Central Duplicating | |
34 | 03/17/2008 APPELLEE BRIEF (Leonard Becker) | |
35 | 03/17/2008 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB) | |
36 | 03/18/2008 Received $25 surcharge for AEB (receipt #18058) | |
37 | 03/20/2008 Received 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating | |
38 | 03/28/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF & AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT | |
39 | 03/28/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (RYB). Granted: 04/14/2008 | |
40 | 04/14/2008 REPLY BRIEF | |
41 | 04/18/2008 Corrected pages ii and 4 for Appellant's Reply Brief | |
42 | 04/18/2008 DISK - RYB with corrected pages | |
43 | 04/23/2008 APPEARANCES: A. William Lucas; Richard P. Olson; Sheldon A. Smith | |
44 | 04/23/2008 ARGUED: Lucas; Olson; Smith | |
45 | 04/23/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
46 | 08/28/2008 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED | |
47 | 08/28/2008 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning | |
48 | 08/28/2008 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of appellees | |
49 | 08/29/2008 Judgment Mailed to Parties | |
50 | 09/11/2008 PETITION FOR REHEARING | |
51 | 09/11/2008 E-FILED BRIEF - PER | |
52 | 09/23/2008 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (PER). Denied | |
53 | 10/03/2008 MANDATE | |
54 | 10/08/2008 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
55 | 11/16/2017 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |