Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, September 23, 2004 @ 11:00 AM

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of April 29-30, 2004, Meeting 1

III. Old Business

A. Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Court Rules

A hearing has been scheduled on the Committee's annual petition to amend court rules.

1. Memorandum on Proposed Amendments 31 
2. Synopsis of Proposed Amendments 32

B. Rule 3.1, N.D.R.Ct., Pleadings

The Committee will continue work on developing and clarifying guidelines for the filing of documents.

1. Memorandum on Rule 3.1 34 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.1 35

C. Rule 11, N.D.R.Crim.P., Pleas

The Committee will continue work on form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 11.

1. Memorandum on Rule 11 39 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 11 40 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 11 and Commentary 53

IV. New Business

A. Rule 3.3, N.D.R.Ct., Change of Judge for Postjudgment Motion or Proceeding

The Committee will consider whether to adopt modifications to this rule that would expand its scope to cover demands for change of judge.

1. Memorandum on Rule 3.3 61 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.3 62 
3. Letter and E-mail from Ron McLean 67 
4. Wis. Stat. Ann. § 801.58 69 
5. N.D.C.C. § 29-15-21 with Annotations 73 
6. Traynor v. Leclerc 81

B. Rule 46, N.D.R.Crim.P., Release from Custody

The Committee will consider whether to revise the rule's surety provisions to incorporate federal changes and to add additional instructions for sureties.

1. Memorandum on Rule 46 88 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 46 90 
3. E-mail from Judge Hagerty/Sally Holewa (plus attachment) 102 
5. Fed.R.Crim.P. 46 105 
5. Minn. Bail Rule 702 110

C. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 16, Electronic Filing Pilot Project for the District Courts

The Committee will consider whether it would be appropriate to develop a rule to facilitate electronic filing in the district courts.

1. Memorandum on Order 16 112 
2. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 16 113 
3. Memorandum from Ted Gladden 116

D. Rule 702, N.D.R.Ev., Testimony by Experts

The Committee will consider whether to adopt changes to N.D.R.Ev. 702 consistent with changes in the federal rule.

1. Memorandum on Rule 702 117 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ev. 702 119 
3. Fed.R.Ev. 702 with Commentary 121 
4. Stein v. Ohlhauser 129

E. Rule 11.2, N.D.R.Ct., Withdrawal of Attorneys

The Committee will consider whether to adopt changes to N.D.R.Ct. 11.2 proposed by the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

1. Memorandum on Rule 11.2 136 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 11.2 137

F. Rule 11, N.D.R.Civ.P., Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions

The Committee will consider whether N.D.R.Civ.P. 11 should be amended to allow a representative to sign pleadings on behalf of an attorney.

1. Memorandum on Rule 11 139 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 11 141 
3. Letter and Documents from Lynn Boughey 146 
4. Supplemental E-Mail from Lynn Boughey146a
5. Letter from Judge Holum 152 
6. Minn.R.Civ.P. 11 153 
7. S.D.C.L. 15-6-11(a) 155 
8. Mont.R.Civ.P. 11 156

G. Rule 12, N.D.R.Crim.P., Pleadings and Motions Before Trial; Defenses and Objections

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 12 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 12 157 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 12 158 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 12 and Commentary 166

H. Rule 12.1, N.D.R.Crim.P., Notice of Alibi

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 12.1 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 12.1 170 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 12.1 171 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.1 and Commentary 177

I. Rule 12.2, N.D.R.Crim.P., Notice of Defense Based on Mental Condition

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 12.2 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 12.2 179 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 12.2 180 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.2 and Commentary 186

J. Rule 12.3, Fed.R.Crim.P., Notice of a Public Authority Defense; Rule 12.4, Fed.R.Crim.P., Disclosure Statement

The Committee will consider whether two federal criminal procedure rules should be adapted for use in North Dakota.

1. Memorandum on Federal Rules 12.3 and 12.4188 
2. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.3 and Commentary 189 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.4 and Commentary 192

K. Rule 13, N.D.R.Crim.P., Trial Together of Indictments or Informations or Complaints

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 13 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 13 193 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 13 194 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 13 and Commentary 197

L. Rule 14, N.D.R.Crim.P., Relief from Prejudicial Joinder

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 14 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 14 198 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 14 199 
3. Amendments to Fed.R.Crim.P. 14 and Commentary 202

M. Rule 15, N.D.R.Crim.P., Depositions

The Committee will consider whether to adapt N.D.R.Crim.P. 15 to be consistent with Fed.R.Crim.P. 15.

1. Memorandum on Rule 15 203 
2. Fed.R.Crim.P. 15 and Commentary 204 
3. Rule 431, Uniform Rules of Crim.P. and Commentary 209

N. Rule 16, N.D.R.Crim.P., Discovery and Inspection

The Committee will consider whether to adopt form and style changes to N.D.R.Crim.P. 16 consistent with changes in the federal criminal rules.

1. Memorandum on Rule 16 216 
2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 16 217 
2. Fed.R.Crim.P. 16 and Commentary 230 
3. State v. Lince 237