Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, September 23, 1999 @ 11:00 AM

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I. Roll Call

II. Minutes of May 6-7, 1999, Meeting 1

III. Business

A. Rule 3, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Commencement of Action

The Committee will consider whether commencement of a civil action should be by filing a complaint rather than serving a summons.

1. Memorandum on Case Commencement 20
2. Letter from Judge Christofferson 23
3. N.D.C.C. § 28-01-38 24
4. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 3 25
5. Comments 27

B. Ex Parte Request for Funding by Indigent Defendant

The Committee will consider an amendment allowing an indigent defendant to move ex parte for financial assistance to obtain investigative, expert, or other services necessary for an adequate defense.

1. Memorandum on Indigent Defense 66 
2. Letter from Justice Kapsner 70 
3. State v. Goulet, 1999 ND 80, 593 N.W.2d 345 73 
4. N.D.C.C. § 29-07-01.1 78 
5. State v. Gonderman, 531 N.W.2d 11 (N.D. 1995) 79 
6. Indigent Defense Procedures and Guidelines 81 
7. N.D.C.C. § 12.1-04.1-02 86 
8. Williams v. State, 958 S.W.2d 186 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997) 87 
9. Ex Parte Moody, 684 So.2d 114 (Ala. 1996) 91 
10. State v. Ballard, 428 S.E.2d 178 (N.C. 1993) 95 
11. State v. White, 457 S.E.2d 848 (N.C. 1995) 98 
12. State v. Apelt, 861 P.2d 634 (Ariz. 1993) 100 
13. Rules and Statutes from other Jurisdictions 102 
14. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 44 113

C. Rule 502, N.D.R.Ev.; Lawyer-Client Privilege

The Committee will consider an amendment expanding the definition of who is a representative of the client for the purpose of the attorney-client privilege.

1. Memorandum on Rule 502 117 
2. Letter from Daniel Kuntz 118 
3. Upjohn v. United States, 101 S.Ct. 677 (1981) 119 
4. Fed.R.Evid. 501 129 
5. Unif.R.Evid. 502 130 
6. Proposed N.D.R.Ev. 502 132

D. Venue in Criminal Cases

The Committee will review the statutes and rules governing venue in criminal cases and consider amendments to resolve inconsistencies.

1. Memorandum on Venue 139 
2. Minutes of the Joint Procedure Comm. 16-17 (Sept. 25, 1998) 141 
3. 1997 Report of the N.D. Legislative Council Judiciary Committee 143 
4. N.D.C.C. § 29-01-33 145 
5. N.D.C.C. § 29-15-01 146 
6. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 18 147 
7. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 21, Alternative 1 149 
8. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 21, Alternative 2 156

E. Venue in Civil Cases

The Committee will review the statutes and rules governing venue in civil cases and consider amendments to resolve inconsistencies.

1. Memorandum 2 on Venue 163 
2. House Judiciary Committee Testimony 165 
3. N.D.C.C. §§ 28-04-07, 28-04-09, and 28-04-10 166 
4. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 77, Alternative 1 167 
5. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 77, Alternative 2 170 
6. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 77, Alternative 3 173

F. 1998 Revisions to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Committee will consider amendments patterned after 1998 revisions to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

1. Rule 1, Scope of Rules

a. Memorandum on Rules Update 176
b. Guidelines for Drafting Court Rules 177 
c. Fed.R.App.P. 1 179
d. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 1 181

2. Rule 2, Suspension of Rules

a. Fed.R.App.P. 2 183
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 2 185

3. Rule 2.1, Mental Health Appeals

a. Memorandum on Rule 2.1 186
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 2.1 187

4. Rule 3, Appeal as of Right--How Taken

a. Fed.R.App.P. 3 190
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 3 195

5. Rule 4, Appeal--When Taken

a. Fed.R.App.P. 4 199
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 4 209

6. Rules 5 and 6, [Reserved for Future Use]

7. Rule 7, Bond for Costs on Appeal in Civil Cases

a. Memorandum on Rule 7 217
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 7 218

8. Rule 8, Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal

a. Fed.R.App.P. 8 222
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 8 225

9. Rule 9, Release in a Criminal Case

a. Memorandum on Rule 9 230
b. Fed.R.App.P. 9 231
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 9 233 
d. Memorandum on Rule 46 236
e. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 46 237

10. Rule 10, The Record on Appeal

a. Fed.R.App.P. 10 242
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 10 247

11. Rule 11, Transmission and Filing of the Record

a. Fed.R.App.P. 11 257
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 11 261

12. Rule 12, Docketing the Appeal

a. Memorandum on Rule 12 268
b. Fed.R.App.P. 12 269 
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 12 271

13. Rule 13, Sanctions

a. Memorandum on Rule 13 274
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 13 275

14. Rules 15-24 [Reserved for Future Use]

a. Memorandum on Rules 15-24 276
b. Rules 15-20 Note 277
c. Rule 21 Note 278
d. Rules 22-23 Note 279
e. Rule 24 Note 280

15. Rule 25, Filing and Service

a. Fed.R.App.P. 25 281
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 25 286

G. Rule 6, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Time

The Committee will consider whether to exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the time computation, when the period of time prescribed is less than 11 days rather than 7 days as currently provided in N.D.R.Civ.P. 6.

1. Memorandum on Rule 6 290 
2. Letter from Ronald McLean 292
3. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6 (1983). 293 
4. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6 294 
5. Minutes of the Joint Procedure Comm. 8 (Sept. 27, 1985) 295
6. Minutes of the Joint Procedure Comm. 11 (Sept. 27, 1996) 296 
7. Minn.R.Civ.P. 6 297 
8. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 6 298