Singha v. ND State Board of Medical Examiners

990393 Ebenezer M. Singha, Plaintiff, Appellant
and Cross-Appellee

v.
North Dakota State Board of
Medical Examiners, and Rolf
Sletten, Executive Secretary
and Treasurer of the North
Dakota Board of Medical Examiners, Defendants, Appellees
and Cross-Appellants

Appeal from: District Court, South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Judge James M. Vukelic
Nature of Action: Administrative Proceeding
Counsel:
Appellant: Pro se
Appellee: Douglas Alan Bahr , Att. General Office
Appellee: John M. Olson , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Term: 04/2000   Argument: 04/26/2000  01:30pm
ND cite: 2000 ND 134
NW cite: 613 N.W.2d 34


Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Whether grounds exist, pursuant to N.D.C.C.  28-32-19, for the Court to reverse the decision of the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners, which denied Ebenezer Singha a medical license.
2. Should attorney fees and costs be awarded because there was no substantial justification for the decision of the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
1. Whether grounds exist, pursuant to N.D.C.C.  28-32-19, for the Court to reverse the decision of the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners, which denied Ebenezer M. Singha a medical license?
2. Whether the Board had a reasonable basis to find that Singha was deceitful, fraudulent, or otherwise misrepresented himself in the licensing process?
3. Whether attorney's fees and costs should be awarded because there was no substantial justification for the decision of the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners?

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Docket entries:
112/29/1999 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 12/27/1999
201/13/2000 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL (State Board of Medical Examiners)
301/25/2000 RECORD ON APPEAL w/separate #3 (administrative ROA including transcript dated 8/27/98)
401/25/2000 Not rec'd with entry 3 was item 53(post-hearing brief of Board of Med. Examiners) & steno notes
502/04/2000 DISK - TRA of Admin Hearing of 6-15-98, 8-27 & 28-98, & 9-3-98
602/03/2000 APPELLANT BRIEF
702/03/2000 APPELLANT APPENDIX
802/04/2000 DISK - ATB
902/11/2000 SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF RECORD DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2000 (Entries No. 45 - 49, not
1002/11/2000 forward with the record was entry No. 45 (letter to counsel from Supreme Court))
1102/11/2000 NOTE: attached to entry No. 47 is a copy of the Post-Hearing Brief of North Dakota Board of
1202/11/2000 Medical Examiners which is #53 of the Admin. Agency's Record.
1303/01/2000 COMBINED MOT. AND AFFIDAVIT FOR EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
1403/01/2000 ACTION BY CLERK. Granted: 03/10/2000
1503/01/2000 Faxed letter dated 3-01-00 from Roger R. Sundling and Alvin O. Boucher stating AT has no objection
1603/01/2000 to AE's ext. of time
1703/02/2000 Letter from Roger Sundling dated 3-1-00 (Same as faxed letter rec'd 3-1-00)
1803/10/2000 APPELLEE BRIEF
1903/10/2000 APPELLEE APPENDIX
2003/10/2000 DISK - AEB
2103/15/2000 Corrected p. ii for Table of Contents & Notice of Cross Appeal for AEA
2203/22/2000 Request for Radio/TV Coverage (Associated Press)letter dated 3-22-00 from Jack McDonald (APPROVED)
2303/24/2000 REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT
2403/27/2000 DISK - RYB
2504/10/2000 REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS
2604/10/2000 DISK - RYB (Appellees and Cross-Appellants)
2704/26/2000 APPEARANCES: Roger R. Sundling & Alvin O. Boucher; John M. Olson
2804/26/2000 ARGUED: Sundling, Boucher; Olson (vol. X; page 20)
2906/29/2000 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED
3006/29/2000 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning
3106/29/2000 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of appellee
3206/30/2000 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
3307/13/2000 Mot. Ext/Time Petition for Rehearing (faxed copy)
3407/13/2000 ACTION BY CLERK. Granted: 07/27/2000
3507/17/2000 Original Motion for Ext/Time to file Petition for Rehearing
3607/26/2000 PETITION FOR REHEARING
3707/27/2000 DISK - PER
3807/31/2000 Corrections for Petition for Rehearing (distributed to court)
3908/03/2000 Faxed copy of Affidavit of Service of Petition for Rehearing on John Olson
4008/07/2000 Affidavit of Service of Petition for Rehearing on John Olson dated 7-26-00 (same as faxed copy)
4108/18/2000 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (PER). Denied
4208/22/2000 MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL (For Appellant Ebenezer Singha) w/Stipulation and Agreement to
4308/22/2000 Withdrawal of Counsel
4408/22/2000 ACTION BY CLERK (Mot to Withdraw as Counsel). Granted
4509/01/2000 MANDATE
4609/07/2007 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
4704/12/2007 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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