Perez v. Nichols | ||||||||||
20050228 |
Sheila Perez, Plaintiff and Appellant
v. Ronnie Nichols, Defendant and Appellee | |||||||||
Appeal from: |
District Court,
North Central Judicial District,
Ward County
Judge Robert W. Holte | |||||||||
Nature of Action: | Personal Injury | |||||||||
Counsel: |
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Term: | 11/2005  Argument: 11/23/2005 | |||||||||
ND cite: | 2006 ND 20 | |||||||||
NW cite: |
708 N.W.2d 884
Listen to recording of oral argument in MP3 format | |||||||||
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Issues: |
Appellant's Statement of the Issues: 1. Whether the District Court below committed reversible error in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant/appellee ("Nichols") on the basis of disputed material issues of fact as to whether Nichols was negligent in not seeing or taking evasive action to avoid an oncoming automobile? 2. Whether the District Court committed reversible error in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant/appellee Nichols on the issue of whether Nichols was negligent in not providing a seat belts to Appellant ("Perez"), a passenger, in the middle bench seat of his van? Appellee's Statement of the Issues: I. Whether there are any genuine issues of material fact regarding whether defendant was negligent? II. Whether the availability or unavailability of seatbelts in defendant's vehicle creates a genuine issue of material fact on the issue of negligence for the accident? | |||||||||
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1 | 07/11/2005 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 07/07/2005 | |
2 | 07/18/2005 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (In Letter Form - FAX) | |
3 | 07/18/2005 E-FILED MOTION (MAT) | |
4 | 07/18/2005 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT). Granted: 09/06/2005 | |
5 | 07/25/2005 Affidavit of Samuel Kornhauser in compliance with N.D. Admission to Practice Rule 3 | |
6 | 08/10/2005 RECORD ON APPEAL | |
7 | 09/06/2005 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (faxed letter dated 9-6-05) | |
8 | 09/06/2005 E-FILED MOTION (MAT) | |
9 | 09/06/2005 ACTION BY CLERK. Granted: 09/08/2005 | |
10 | 09/08/2005 APPELLANT BRIEF | |
11 | 09/08/2005 APPELLANT APPENDIX | |
12 | 09/08/2005 DISK - atb (CD-Rom) | |
13 | 10/04/2005 APPELLEE BRIEF | |
14 | 10/10/2005 Corrected Table of Authorities for AEB | |
15 | 10/10/2005 DISK - AEB (e-mailed) | |
16 | 10/18/2005 REPLY BRIEF | |
17 | 10/19/2005 DISK - RYB (CD) | |
18 | 10/31/2005 Notice of Unavailability of Counsel(Samuel Kornhauser) | |
19 | 11/21/2005 Request to Waive Oral Argument (faxed letter from Samuel Kornhauser) | |
20 | 11/21/2005 E-FILED MOTION (Req/Waive/Oral/Argument) | |
21 | 11/21/2005 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (waiver of oral argument on behalf of AT). Denied | |
22 | 11/23/2005 APPEARANCES: Collin P. Dobrovolny; Lolita G. Romanick | |
23 | 11/23/2005 ARGUED: Dobrovolny; Romanick | |
24 | 11/23/2005 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
25 | 01/31/2006 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED | |
26 | 01/31/2006 SPLIT OPINION: Sandstrom, Dale V. | |
27 | 01/31/2006 Concurring Specially: Maring, Mary Muehlen: CONCUR | |
28 | 01/31/2006 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee | |
29 | 02/02/2006 Judgment Mailed to Parties | |
30 | 03/06/2006 MANDATE | |
31 | 03/10/2006 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
32 | 11/27/2015 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |