Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, September 28, 2000 @ 11:00 AM

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of January 27-28, 2000, Meeting 1

III. Old Business

A. 2000 Annual Rules Package

The Supreme Court hearing on the 2000 Annual Rules package will be held on October 10, 2000 at 2:45 p.m.

B. ADR Proposal Pending Before Supreme Court 23

C. Change in Location of a Civil Proceeding 

The Committee will consider adoption of a rule governing a change in location of a civil proceeding and amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 77.

1. Memorandum on Venue 40
2. Memorandum 2 on Venue 42
3. Morrison v. Steiner, 290 N.E.2d 841, 843 (Ohio 1972) 44
4. Sherwin v. Arveson, 633 P.2d 1335, 1338 (Wash. 1981) 45
5. State ex rel. Kenamond, 366 S.E.2d 738, 740 (W. Va. 1988) 46
6. Simons v. State, 615 A.2d 924, 925 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1992) 47
7. Memorandum 3 on Venue 48
8. N.D.C.C. §§ 27-05-22, 27-05-26, 27-09.1-05.1, 28-04-05.1, 28-04-07, 28-04-08, 28-04-09, and 28-04-10 50 
9. Thompson v. Peterson, 546 N.W.2d 856, 859-60 (N.D. 1996) 53
10. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 37.1

a. Alternative 1 55
b. Alternative 2 58
c. Alternative 3 61

11. Memorandum on Rule 77 64
12. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 77 65

D. Petition for Adoption of Rule on Collections

The Committee will consider a recommendation to the Supreme Court, stating reasons why the petition for adoption of rules governing collections should not be adopted.

1. Memorandum on Collections 67
2 Recommendation of Joint Procedure Committee 68 
3. January 2000 Meeting Materials About Rule on Collections

a. Petition to Adopt Rule on Collections 69
b. Mid-Dakota Clinic v. Kolsrud, 1999 ND 244, 603 N.W.2d 475 75
c. Comments from Thomas A. Davies, Clifton Rodenburg, Jon R. Brakke, and Steven A. Johnson 80

E. Rule 2.2, N.D.R.Ct.; Facsimile Transmission

The Committee will consider an amendment clarifying the fee for facsimile filing.

1. Memorandum on Rule 2.2 87
2. Letter from Chad Nodland 91
3. Minn.R.Civ.P. 5.05 93
4. S.Dak.R. 15-6-5 94
5. Comments from Clerks of District Court 96
6. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 2.2 123

F. 1998 Revisions to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

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

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

a. Memorandum on Rule 4 125
b. E-mail from Penny Miller 126
c. Memorandum from Clerk's Office 127
d. Memorandum 2 on Rule 4 128
e. Fed.R.App.P. 4 130
f. Minutes of September 1999 JtPC Meeting 138
g. N.D.R.App.P. 4 - Approved by JtPC at January 2000 Meeting 141
h. N.D.R.App.P. 4 - Additional Amendments 149

2. Rule 7, N.D.R.App.P.; Bond for Costs on Appeal in Civil Cases

a. Memorandum on Rule 7 156
b. Minutes of September 1999 JtPC Meeting 157
c. Rule 7, N.D.R.App.P. - Approved by JtPC at September 1999 Meeting 158

3. Rule 11, N.D.R.App.P.; Forwarding the Record

a. Memorandum on Rule 11 161
b. Fed.R.App.P. 11 163
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 11 166

4. Rule 12, N.D.R.App.P.; Docketing the Appeal

a. Memorandum on Rule 12 173
b. Fed.R.App.P. 12 174
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 12 175

5. Rule 13, N.D.R.App.P.; Sanctions

a. Memorandum on Rule 13 178
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 13 179

6. Rules 15-24, N.D.R.App.P.; Reserved for Future Use

a. Memorandum on Rules 15-24 180
b. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 15-20 181
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 21 182
d. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 22-23 183
e. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 24 184

7. Rule 25, N.D.R.App.P.; Filing and Service

a. Memorandum on Rule 25 185
b. Fed.R.App.P. 25 186
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 25 190

8. Rule 26, N.D.R.App.P.; Computing and Extending Time

a. Memorandum on Rule 26 194
b. Fed.R.App.P. 26 195
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 26 197

9. Rule 27, N.D.R.App.P.; Motions

a. Memorandum on Rule 27 200
b. Memorandum from Clerk's Office 202
c. Fed.R.App.P. 27 203
d. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 27 209

10. Rule 28, N.D.R.App.P.; Briefs

a. Memorandum on Rule 28 215
b. Fed.R.App.P. 28 217
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 28 223

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

a. Memorandum on Rule 29 230
b. Fed.R.App.P. 29 232
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 29 235

12. Rule 30, N.D.R.App.P.; Appendix to the Briefs

a. Memorandum on Rule 30 238
b. Fed.R.App.P. 30 240
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 30 244

13. Rule 31, N.D.R.App.P.; Filing and Service of Briefs

a. Memorandum on Rule 31 249
b. Fed.R.App.P. 31 250
c. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 31 252

IV. New Business

A. Rule 12, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Objection to Venue

The Committee will consider an amendment incorporating a time limitation for objecting to improper venue.

1. Memorandum on Venue 255
2. Letter from Dan Traynor 256
3. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 12 258

B. Rule 10.1, N.D.R.Ct.; Conduct in Court

The Committee will consider a petition to amend N.D.R.Ct. 10.1.

1. Memorandum on Rule 10.1 264
2. Letter from Penny Miller to Justice Sandstrom 265
3. E-mail from Judge Wefald to Chief Justice VandeWalle 266
4. E-mail from Judge Erickson to Chief Justice VandeWalle 268
5. E-mail from Judge McGuire to Chief Justice VandeWalle and Judge Wefald 269
6. N.D.R.Ct. 10.1, as Submitted to Supreme Court in Annual Rules Package for October 10, 2000 Hearing 270
7. Judge Wefald's Proposal Incorporated into Current Version of N.D.R.Ct. 10.1 273

C. Rule 42, N.D.R.App.P.; Mootness

The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.App.P. 42.

1. Memorandum on Rule 42 276
2. E-mail from Justice Sandstrom to Gary Raedeke 277
3. Excerpts of JtPC Minutes - September 25-26, 1997 and January 30, 1997 278
4. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 42 281

D. Rule 8.2, N.D.R.Ct.; Interim Orders in Domestic Relation Cases

The Committee will consider an amendment requiring interim child support support to be paid to the state disbursement unit.

1. Memorandum on Rule 8.2 283
2. Letter from Judge Geiger to Justice Sandstrom 284
3. N.D.C.C. §§ 14-09-08.1, 14-09-26 285
4. Memorandum from Child Support Enforcement Unit, NDDHS 287
5. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 8.2 289

E. Rule 3.2, N.D.R.Ct.; Motion Practice

The Committee will consider a review of N.D.R.Ct. 3.2.

1. Memorandum on Rule 3.2 295
2. Letter from Michael Sturdevant with Attachments 296
3. Excerpt from January 1996 Meeting Materials 305
4. Excerpt from January 1996 Minutes 310
5. N.D.R.Ct. 3.2, as Amended Effective March 1, 1997 311
6. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.2 313