Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ 11:00 AM

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of January 25-26, 2007, Meeting 1

III. Old Business

A. Commencement of Actions

The Committee will continue work on a report to the North Dakota Supreme Court on whether to change procedural rules on the method of commencing a civil action.

1. N.D.R.Civ.P. 3 - Commencement of Action

a. Memorandum on Rule 3 21 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 3 23 
c. E-mail from Thomas Davies, 4/4/07 24 
d. E-mail from William Worthington, 2/15/07 26 
e. E-mail from Clifton Rodenburg, 2/14/07 27 
f. E-mail from Clifton Rodenburg, 1/21/02 28

2. N.D.R.Civ.P. 4 - Persons Subject to Jurisdiction-Process-Service

a. Memorandum on Rule 4 29 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 4 31 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 50

3. N.D.R.Civ.P. 5 - Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

a. Memorandum on Rule 5 54 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 5 55 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 5 61

4. N.D.R.Civ.P. 12 - Defenses and Objections-When and How Presented-By Pleading or Motion-Motion for Judgment on Pleadings

a. Memorandum on Rule 12 63 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 12 64 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12 71

5. N.D.R.Civ.P. 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management

a. Memorandum on Rule 16 73 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 16 74 
c. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 16 (Alternate Draft) 80 
d. Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 87

6. N.D.R.Civ.P. 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery

a. Memorandum on Rule 26 90 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 26 92 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26 103

7. N.D.R.Civ.P. 30, 31, 33, 34, 36 - Discovery Methods

a. Memorandum on Discovery Methods 110 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 30 111 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 30 120 
d. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 31 124 
e. Fed.R.Civ.P. 31 127 
f. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 33 128 
g. Fed.R.Civ.P. 33 132 
h. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 34 134 
i. Fed.R.Civ.P. 34 137 
j. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 36 139 
k. Fed.R.Civ.P. 36 142

8. N.D.R.Civ.P. 40 - Assignment of Cases for Trial

a. Memorandum on Rule 40 144 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 40 145 
c. Fed.R.Civ.P. 40 150

9. N.D.R.Ct. 8.3 - Case Management (Divorce Cases)

a. Memorandum on Rule 8.3 151 
b. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 8.3 152

10. N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.R. Order 16 - Electronic Filing Project for the District Courts

a. Memorandum on Admin. Order 16 155 
b. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. Order 16 156

B. Rule 32, N.D.R.App.P., Form of Briefs, Appendices and Other Papers

The Committee will consider whether to recommend further changes to N.D.R.App.P. 32.

1. Memorandum on Rule 32 159 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 32 160 
3. E-mail from Steve Plambeck 166

C. Order 14, N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R., Electronic Filing Pilot Project

The Committee will consider whether to adopt changes to Admin. Order 14 that would make it consistent with Admin. Order 16.

1. Memorandum on Order 14 167 
2. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. Order 14 168 
3. N.D.R.App.P. 26 as amended by Committee 172

IV. New Business

A. Rule 5, N.D.R.Civ.P., Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

The Committee will consider whether to make changes to N.D.R.Civ.P. 5's language of service of papers.

1. Memorandum on Rule 5 175 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 5 176 
3. E-mail from Justice Crothers 183 
4. Fed.R.Civ.P. 5 (including form and style amendments) 184

B. Rule 17, N.D.R.Crim.P., Subpoena

The Committee will consider whether to make changes related to issuance of subpoenas in cases involving indigent defendants.

1. Memorandum on Rule 17 185 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 17 186

C. Rule 32.2, N.D.R.Crim.P., Pretrial Diversion

The Committee will consider whether to adopt a new rule on pretrial diversion.

1. Memorandum on Rule 32.2 192 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 32.2 193 
3. Minn.R.Crim.P. 27.05 197 
4. Memorandum Supporting Proposal 204 
5. Report of Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration 206

D. Rule 2.1, N.D.R.App.P., Mental Health Cases

The Committee will consider whether to adopt changes to N.D.R.App.P. 2.1 on mental health appeals.

1. Memorandum on Rule 2.1 213 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 2.1 215 
3. E-mail from Mark Hanson/Tom Goven 218 
4. N.D.C.C. § 25-03.1-29 220

E. Rule 14, N.D.R.App.P., Identity Protection

The Committee will consider whether to adopt a new N.D.R.App.P. 14 on protection of identities in appellate matters.

1. Memorandum on Rule 14 223 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 14 224 
3. N.D.C.C. § 12.1-35-03 225 
4. N.D.C.C. § 14-15-16 226 
5. N.D.C.C. § 14-20-54 231 
6. N.D.C.C. § 25-03.1-43 232 
7. N.D.C.C. § 27-20-51 233

F. Rule 28, N.D.R.App.P., Briefs

The Committee will consider whether to add language to N.D.R.App.P. 28 implementing new content guidelines for briefs.

1. Memorandum on Rule 28 235 
2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 28 236 
3. Utah R.App.P. 24 242 
4. Peters v. Pine Meadow 246 
5. Article re: Peters case 254

G. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court

The Committee will consider whether to adopt new and amended rules implemental additional privacy protection for filed material.

1. Memorandum on Privacy Protection 257 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 5.1 259 
3. Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2 with explanatory material 261 
4. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 49.1 272 
5. Fed.R.Crim.P. 49.1 with explanatory material 275 
6. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 25 285 
7. Fed.R.App.P. 25 with explanatory material 289 
8. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.1 293

H. Rule 27, N.D.R.Civ.P., Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal

The Committee will consider whether to add language to N.D.R.Civ.P. 27 allowing wider use of pre-suit discovery.

1. Memorandum on Rule 27 298 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 27 300 
3. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 27 (Alternate Draft) 304 
4. Harmon v. Mercy Hospital 312 
5. Tex.R.Civ.P. 202 322 
6. Letter re: Expanded use of pre-suit discovery 330