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:

Appellant:		A William Lucas
Appellee:		Olson & Burns P.C.
Appellee:		Smith Porsborg Schweigert Armstrong Moldenhauer & Smith

Term:

04/2008 Argument: 04/23/2008

ND cite:

2008 ND 160

NW cite:

755 N.W.2d 88

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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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Docket entries:

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

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