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Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 10:00 AM

Agenda
January 27-28, 2011, Meeting
Bismarck 

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of September 23-24, 2010, Meeting

III. Old Business

A. Rule 65, N.D.R.Civ.P., Injunctions

The Committee will consider whether to amend Rule 65 by incorporating and superseding various statutes on injunctions

1. Memorandum on Rule 65 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 65 
3. Memorandum from Mr. Boschee 
4. N.D.C.C. ch. 32-06 Injunction 
5. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65

B. Rule 12, N.D.R.Juv.P., Discovery

The Committee will consider whether to make amendments to Rule 12 based on a suggestion from Cass County Assistant State's Attorney Kim Hegvik.

1. Memorandum on Rule 12 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Juv.P. 12

C. Rule 41, N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R., Access to Court Records

The Committee will discuss whether to amend Rule 41 to clarify the process to request sealing of online records.

1. Memorandum on Rule 41 
2. N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41 
3. Memorandum to Court Technology Committee 
4. Wisconsin Bar Petitions and Supporting Material (Petition 09-07 ; Amended Petition; Supporting Memo)

D. Rule 54, N.D.R.Civ.P., Judgment; Costs

The Committee will discuss whether to amend Rule 54's explanatory note to add a discussion of Rule 54(b)'s requirements.

1. Memorandum on Rule 54 
2. N.D.R.Civ.P. 54 
3. Brummund v. Brummund 
4. Minn. Bench and Bar Excerpt

E. Rule 8.13, N.D.R.Ct., In Chambers Interview of Child in Custody or Visitation Case

The Committee will consider whether to adopt a new Rule of Court setting out a procedure for in camera interviews of children.

1. Memorandum on Rule 8.13 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 8.13 
3. Ariz. Fam. Law Proc. R. 12 
4. N.J. Court Rule 5:8-6 
5. Va. Code Ann. Sec. 20-124.2:1 
6. W.Va. Child Abuse and Neglect Rule 8 
7. Muraskin v. Muraskin 
8. C.E.T. v. K.M.T..

F. Rule 41, N.D.R.Crim.P., Search and Seizure

The Committee will consider whether to make amendments to Rule 41 based on the December 1, 2009, federal amendments.

1. Memorandum on Rule 41 
2. N.D.R.Crim.P. 41 
3. Fed.R.Crim.P. 41 and Commentary on Amendments

G. Rule 26, N.D.R.Civ.P., General Provisions Governing Discovery

The Committee will consider whether to make amendments to Rule 26 based on the December 1, 2010, federal amendments.

1. Memorandum on Rule 26 
2. N.D.R.Civ.P. 26 
3. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26 and Commentary on Amendments

IV. New Business

A. Order 19, N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.O. - Return of Scanned Documents; Order 19 Addendum - Document Return Request Form

The Committee will consider whether to adopt an administrative order and addendum on return of scanned documents.

1. Memorandum on Order 19 
2. Proposed N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.O. 19 
3. Proposed addendum to N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.O. 19

B. Rule 4, N.D.R.App.P., Appeal - When Taken

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 4 based on new Fed.R.App.P.12.1.

1. Memorandum on Rule 4 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 4 
3. Fed.R.App.P. 12.1 and Commentary 
4. N.D.R.App.P. 35

C. Rule 24, N.D.R.App.P., Supplemental Brief of Indigent Defendant; Rule 32, N.D.R.App.P, Form of Briefs, Appendices and Other Papers; Rule 40, N.D.R.App.P., Petition for Rehearing

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rules 24, 32 and 40 to decrease the number of pages allowed in documents submitted to the Supreme Court.

1. Memorandum on Rules 24, 32 and 40 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 24 
3. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 32 
4. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 40

D. Rule 3, N.D.R.Crim.P., The Complaint; Rule 5, N.D.R.Crim.P, Initial Appearance Before the Magistrate; Rule 7, N.D.R.Crim.P., The Indictment and the Information

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rules 3, 5 and 7 to allow the information to be used as an initial charging document.

1. Memorandum on Rules 3, 5 and 7 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 3 
3. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 5 
4. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 7 
5. N.D. Const Declaration of Rights Section 10 
6. Memorandum from Reid Brady on Proposed Amendments 
7. House Bill 1192

E. Rule 0.0, N.D.R.Ct., Interstate Depositions and Discovery

The Committee will consider whether to adopt a new rule on the issuance of subpoenas for interstate depositions and discovery requests.

1. Memorandum on Rule 0.0 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 0.0 
3. Memorandum from Uniform Law Commissioner Hagerty 
4. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

F. Rule 29, N.D.R.App.P., Brief of an Amicus Curiae

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 29 requiring additional information about the relationship between amicus and party.

1. Memorandum on Rule 29 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 29 
3. Fed.R.App.P. 29 and Commentary on Amendments

G. Rule 804, N.D.R.Ev., Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 804's exception for statements against interest.

1. Memorandum on Rule 804 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ev. 804 
3. Fed.R.Ev. 804 and Commentary on Amendments