Buchmann v. ND Workers Comp. Bureau

990362 Dallan Buchmann, Claimant and Appellant
v.
The North Dakota Workers
Compensation Bureau, Appellee
and
Magi Touch Carpet and
Furniture, Respondent

Appeal from: District Court, South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Judge Benny A. Graff
Nature of Action: Workers Compensation
Counsel:
Appellant: Dietz & Little Lawyers
Appellee: Lawrence A. Dopson , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Term: 02/2000   Argument: 02/10/2000  09:30am
ND cite: 2000 ND 79
NW cite: 609 N.W.2d 437


Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
A. Was Dallan Buchmann denied adequate pre-termination due process?
B. Did the disputed facts and delay in providing an evidentiary hearing require the Bureau, as a matter of providing adequate due process, to conduct a formal evidentiary hearing before terminating Dallan Buchmann's benefits?
C. Are Findings of Fact 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 supported by a preponderance of the evidence?
D. Are Conclusions of Law 1 and 2 supported by valid Findings of Fact?
E. Did the Bureau unfairly and without adequate explanation and effort to reconcile conflicting expert opinions, disregard the expert opinion of Robert Weber in favor of the less experienced, unsupported opinion of the Bureau's rehabilitation consultant?

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Docket entries:
112/03/1999 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 12/01/1999
212/09/1999 APPELLANT BRIEF
312/09/1999 APPELLANT APPENDIX
412/09/1999 DISK (ATB)
512/30/1999 RECORD ON APPEAL (separates 11(wkm record w/transcript & depo) & 15 (ATB to dt ct))
601/10/2000 DISK - TRA dated 6-09-99
701/10/2000 APPELLEE BRIEF
801/10/2000 APPELLEE APPENDIX
901/10/2000 DISK - AEB
1001/13/2000 DISK - Corrected AEB
1101/13/2000 Corrected Copies of TOC & pages for AEB
1202/10/2000 APPEARANCES: Kathryn L. Dietz; Lawrence A. Dopson
1302/10/2000 ARGUED: Dietz; Dopson (Vol. W; page 229)
1404/24/2000 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning
1504/25/2000 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED
1604/25/2000 UNANIMOUS OPINION: VandeWalle, Gerald W.
1704/25/2000 Costs on appeal awarded pursuant to NDCC 65-10-03
1804/26/2000 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
1905/25/2000 MANDATE
2005/30/2000 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
2103/12/2007 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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