Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Friday, September 30, 2011 @ 11:00 AM

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of April 28-29, 2011, Meeting 1

III. Old Business

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

The Committee will discuss proposed amendments to Rule 41 that are now before the Supreme Court.

1. Memorandum on Rule 41 28

2. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41 30

3. Excerpt from Media Law Reporter 46

B. Rule 8.13, N.D.R.Ct., In Chambers Interview of Child in Domestic Relations Case

The Committee will consider whether any additional amendments should be made to a proposed new Rule of Court that is now before the Supreme Court.

1. Memorandum on Rule 8.13 48

2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 8.13 49

C. 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 51

2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 26 53

3. Proposal by Larry Boschee 65

4. Legal Analysis by Judge Donovan Foughty 66

D. 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 76

2. Nationwide list of brief page limits 78

3. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 24 79

4. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 32 81

5. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 40 87

E. Rule 5.1, 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 5.1 90

2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 5.1 92

3. N.D.R.Civ.P. 45 95

4. N.D.R.Crim.P. 17 106

5. N.D.R.Juv.P. 13 109

F. 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 804 111

2. Proposed N.D.R.Ev. 804 113

3. Uniform R.Ev. 804 118

4. Excerpts from 1976 Joint Procedure Committee minutes 120

IV. New Business

A. Rule 16, N.D.R.Civ.P., Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management

The Committee will consider whether to restore language to Rule 16 that was omitted in the 2011 amendments to the rule.

1. Memorandum on Rule 16 125

2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 16 126

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

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 14 allowing a person to request removal of a birth date from an electronic appellate opinion.

1. Memorandum on Rule 14 132

2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 14 133

C. Rule 7, N.D.R.Crim.P., The Indictment and the Information

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 7 to account for ordinance violations prosecuted in District Court.

1. Memorandum on Rule 7 135

2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 7 136

3. N.D.C.C. § 40-18-06.2 142

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

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 32.2 to allow financial penalties.

1. Memorandum on Rule 32.2 143

2. Proposed N.D.R.Crim.P. 32.2 144

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

The Committee will consider whether the 24/7 program is consistent with Rule 46.

1. Memorandum on Rule 46 148

2. N.D.R.Crim.P. 46 150

3. Letter from Mr. Mike Hoffman 161

4. 24/7 Program Statutes 163

2. A.G. Website Summary of 24/7 Program 169

3. S.B. 2285 170

F. Rule 58, N.D.R.Civ.P., Entry and Notice of Entry of Judgment

The Committee will consider changes to Rule 58 to reflect electronic filing and service.

1. Memorandum on Rule 58 176

2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 58 178

3. E-mail from Mr. Steve Plambeck 181

G. Rule 56, N.D.R.Civ.P., Summary Judgment

The Committee will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 56 consistent with the 2010 amendments to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.

1. Memorandum on Rule 56 183

2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 56 185

3. Amendments to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 and commentary 191