Dufner v. Trottier

20090211

Joe M. Dufner, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Kerry A. Trottier,
f/k/a Kerry A. Dufner, Defendant and Appellant

Appeal from:

District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County
Judge Debbie Gordon Kleven

Nature of Action:

Counsel:

Appellant:		Theodore Thomas Sandberg
Appellee:		Robert John Schultz

Term:

01/2010 Argument: 01/20/2010 01:30pm

ND cite:

2010 ND 31

NW cite:

778 N.W.2d 586

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Issues:

Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Should the district court Order of July 6, 2009, Granting Motion to Modify Visitation (App. 17-26), be vacated - and the Third Amended Order (App. 27-40) be overturned?
Appellant's Answer: Yes
2. Should the district court Order of July 6, 2009, Denying Evidentiary Hearing (App. P. 41-45) on the matter of primary residential responsibility (custody), be reversed and remanded for further proceedings?
Appellent's Answer: Yes.

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
I. The Trial Court's Order Denying Trottier's Motion to Modify Custody Without an Evidentiary Hearing Must be Affirmed.
A.Portion's of Appellant's District Court Brief and Affidavit Contain Inadmissable and Incompetent Evidence.
i. Portion's of Trottier's Affidavit Contain Inadmissable Hearsay.
ii.Portions of Trottier's Affidavit are Incompetent.
B.The District Court Did Not Err in Referring to the Children's Statements.
II.The Trial Court Did Not Err in Granting Dufner's Motion to Modify Visitation.

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Docket entries:

1	07/16/2009	NOTICE OF APPEAL: 07/13/2009
2	07/16/2009	ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT: 07/13/2009
3	07/23/2009	Acknowledgment of OTR & RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL: 10/01/2009
4	08/27/2009	TRANSCRIPT DATED May 26, 2009 & C.O.S.
5	08/28/2009	DISK - tra (5-26-09)
6	08/28/2009	This case is consolidated with 20090251; make all docket entries, except DIS & MAN codes,
7	08/28/2009	in 20090211.
8	08/28/2009	Reset due date for TRA due to new NOA filed in 20090251
9	08/28/2009	ACTION BY CLERK (Reset due date for TRA due to new NOA filed in 20090251). Granted: 10/15/2009
10	09/09/2009	Transcript dated August 17, 2009
11	09/10/2009	DISK - tra (8-17-09)
12	09/14/2009	RECORD ON APPEAL - 3 volumes plus separates- Not rec'd nos. 20, 63, 71-105, 107-108, 125, 136, 157
13	09/14/2009	168, 194-195, 228-229, 258-260
14	09/14/2009	First Supp. Clerk's Cert. - entry no. 265
15	09/14/2009	Second Supp. Clerk's Cert. - entry nos. 266-267
16	09/24/2009	TRANSCRIPT DATED May 28, 2009 & C.O.S.
17	09/28/2009	DISK - tra (5-28-09)
18	10/30/2009	APPELLANT BRIEF (see replacement ATB filed 11-6-09)
19	10/30/2009	APPELLANT APPENDIX (see replacement ATA filed 11-6-09)
20	11/06/2009	APPELLANT BRIEF (Corrected)
21	11/06/2009	APPELLANT APPENDIX (Corrected)
22	12/07/2009	APPELLEE BRIEF - (e-filed)
23	11/06/2009	DISK - corrected ATB (e-mailed)
24	12/07/2009	E-FILED BRIEF - AEB
25	12/07/2009	APPELLEE APPENDIX - (e-filed)
26	12/07/2009	E-FILED APPENDIX - AEA
27	12/07/2009	Received $25 surcharge (Receipt # 19261) for AEB and $64.50 surcharge for AEA (Receipt #19262)
28	12/09/2009	Received 7 copies of AEB from CSD
29	12/09/2009	Received 6 copies of AEA from CSD
30	12/22/2009	NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
31	01/20/2010	APPEARANCES: Theodore T. Sandberg/Robert J. Schultz
32	01/20/2010	ARGUED: Sandberg/Schultz
33	01/20/2010	ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
34	02/17/2010	DISPOSITION (AND REMANDED): AFFIRMED/PT, REVERSED/PT
35	02/17/2010	UNANIMOUS OPINION: Crothers, Daniel John
36	02/17/2010	(CONCURRING IN RESULT): VandeWalle, Gerald W.: CON/RES
37	02/17/2010	No costs are taxed on this appeal
38	02/18/2010	Judgment Sent to Parties
39	02/18/2010	Corrected Opinion
40	03/01/2010	Third Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 2-26-10 (Entry Nos. 269-270)
41	03/15/2010	MANDATE
42	03/18/2010	RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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