Joint Procedure Committee Meeting
Scheduled on Thursday, January 24, 2002 @ 10:00 AM
January 24-25, 2002 Meeting
Bismarck
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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries
II. Minutes of September 27-28, 2001 Meeting 1
III. Old Business
- Amendments Effective March 1, 2002
For informational purposes, included in the material are the amendments proposed by the Committee in its annual rules package as adopted by the Supreme Court.
- Memorandum on Rules Package 26
- Rules as Adopted by the Supreme Court
- N.D.R.Civ.P. 12 27
- N.D.R.Civ.P. 39.1 33
- N.D.R.Civ.P. 77 36
- N.D.R.Civ.P. 82 38
- N.D.R.App.P. 42 39
- N.D.R.Ct. 2.2 41
- N.D.R.Ct. 3.2 43
Rule 3, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Commencement of Action
The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.Civ.P. 3 requiring filing of the complaint within 12 months of service of the summons.
- Memorandum on Rule 3 46
- Memorandum from Ted Gladden 51
- E-mail Responses from Clerks of Court 52
- Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 3 56
- Rule 4, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Persons Subject to Jurisdiction--Process--Service
The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 4 that track the amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 3.
- Memorandum on Rule 4 58
- Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 4 59
- Rule 23, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Class Actions
The Committee will consider whether it is necessary to further amend N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 to liberalize its "opt out" provisions.
- Memorandum on Rule 23 70
- Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 74
- Rule 7.1(d), N.D.R.Ct.; Judgments, Orders and Decrees
The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.Ct. 7.1(d) incorporating the alternative satisfaction of judgment procedure contained in N.D.C.C. § 28-20-28.
- Memorandum on Rule 7.1 98
- E-mail Responses 100
- Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 7.1(d) 106
- Rule 32, N.D.R.App.P.; Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers
The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.App.P. 32 discussed at the September 2001 meeting and suggested by the Supreme Court clerk's office.
- Memorandum on Rule 32 111
- Fed.R.App.P. 32 114
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 32 117
IV. New Business
- Rule 32, N.D.R.Crim.P.; Sentence and Judgment
The Committee will consider emergency amendments made to N.D.R.Crim.P. 32's presentence report and disclosure provisions at the request of the attorney general.
- Memorandum on Emergency Amendments 124
- Notice of Comment 126
- Order of Adoption 127
- N.D.R.Crim.P. 32 Adopted by North Dakota Supreme Court 128
- Petition to Amend N.D.R.Crim.P. 32 136
- Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 32 138
- Rule 3.3, N.D.R.Ct.; Change of Judge for Postjudgment Motion or Proceeding
The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.Ct. 3.3 allowing judges within the same judicial district to amend child support orders.
- Memorandum on Rule 3.3 147
- E-mail Responses 148
- Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.3 149
- Appendix F, N.D.R.Ct.; Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement Form
The Committee will consider an amendment to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement form requiring parties to provide scheduling information.
- Memorandum on Rule 8.8 151
- E-mail from Judge Hagerty 152
- Proposed Appendix F, N.D.R.Ct. 153
- Appellate Rule Revisions
The Committee will consider amendments to the N.D.R.App.P. patterned after the 1998 revisions to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
- Rule 34, N.D.R.App.P. 34; Oral Argument
- Memorandum on Rule 34 157
- Fed.R.App.P. 34 158
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 34 160
- Rule 35, N.D.R.App.P.; Scope of Review
- Memorandum on Rule 35 164
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 35 166
- Rule 36, N.D.R.App.P.; Entry of Judgment
- Memorandum on Rule 36 170
- Fed.R.App.P. 36 171
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 36 172
- Rule 37, N.D.R.App.P.; Interest on Judgment
- Memorandum on Rule 37 174
- Fed.R.App.P. 37 175
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 37 176
- Rule 38, N.D.R.App.P.; Damages and Costs--Frivolous Appeal or Dilatory Prosecution of Appeal
- Memorandum on Rule 38 177
- Fed.R.App.P. 38 178
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 38 179
- Rule 39, N.D.R.App.P.; Costs
- Memorandum on Rule 39 181
- Fed.R.App.P. 39 183
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 39 185
- Rule 40, N.D.R.App.P.; Petition for Rehearing
- Memorandum on Rule 40 189
- Fed.R.App.P. 40 190
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 40 191
- Rule 41, N.D.R.App.P.; Mandate; Contents; Issuance; Effective Date; Stay
- Memorandum on Rule 41 194
- Fed.R.App.P. 41 195
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 41 197
- Rule 42, N.D.R.App.P.; Dismissal; Mootness
- Memorandum on Rule 42 200
- Fed.R.App.P. 42 201
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 42 202
- Rule 43, N.D.R.App.P.; Substitution of Parties
- Memorandum on Rule 43 204
- Fed.R.App.P. 43 205
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 43 206
- Rule 45, N.D.R.App.P.; Duties of Clerk
- Memorandum on Rule 45 209
- Fed.R.App.P. 45 210
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 45 211
- Rule 47, N.D.R.App.P.; Uniform Certification of Questions of Law
- Memorandum on Rule 47 215
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 47 217
- Rule 47.1, N.D.R.App.P.; Certification of Questions of Law By District Court
- Memorandum on Rule 47.1 222
- Memorandum from Tom Tudor 224
- Letter from John Kapsner 226
- E-mail Response from Judge Simonson 227
- Chapter 32-24, N.D.C.C. 228
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 47.1 232
- Rule 49, N.D.R.App.P.; Effective Date; Statutes and Rules Superseded
- Memorandum on Rule 49 237
- Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 49 238
- Rule 34, N.D.R.App.P. 34; Oral Argument
V. Future Business
- Uniform Mediation Act
The Committee will consider whether to include the provisions of the Uniform Mediation Act in the procedural rules.
- Memorandum on Mediation 240
- E-mail from Judge Hagerty 241
- Executive Summary 242
- Uniform Mediation Act 244