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Ellis v. North Dakota State University

Docket No. 20070005
Oral Argument: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:30pm

Docket Info

Title
George A. Ellis, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
North Dakota State University, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE DISPUTE
Appeal From
Case No. 05-C-02821
East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Steven L. Marquart
2009 ND 59764 N.W.2d 192
Oral Argument 10/23/2008

Highlight

Equitable estoppel may preclude the application of a statute of limitations by a party whose actions induce another party to not file a claim within a prescribed statutory period.
In balancing the constitutional authority of the Board of Higher Education to remove faculty and employees, the constitutional authority of the legislature and the constitutional limits of review by the judicial branch under separation of powers concepts, the proper standard of review of a substantive Board decision to dismiss an employee for cause is whether a reasoning mind reasonably could have determined that the factual conclusions reached were proved by the weight of the evidence.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/01/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF View
08/03/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF View
08/17/2007 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT SPEC. ASST. ATTY. GEN. Tag Christian Anderson - 04858
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Thomas Dayton Fiebiger - 04190

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 01/09/2007 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 01/08/2007
2 01/09/2007 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 01/08/2007
3 01/09/2007 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Crothers, Daniel John
4 02/07/2007 DISK - TRA of 9-7-06 (e-mailed)
5 02/09/2007 TRANSCRIPT DATED September 7, 2006
6 02/26/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (Catherine Jorgensen)
7 02/26/2007 ACTION BY TRIAL COURT - Granted : 04/08/2007
8 04/05/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (Catherine Jorgensen)
9 04/05/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MTR) - Granted : 04/23/2007
10 04/05/2007 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL : 04/23/2007
11 04/05/2007 E-FILED MOTION (MTR)
12 04/24/2007 TRANSCRIPTS DATED 12/27/05, 10/17/06, 10/18/06, 10/19/06, 10/20/06, 10/23/06
13 04/24/2007 DISK-TRA(12/27/05, 10/17/06, 10/18/06, 10/19/06, 10/20/06, 10/23/06) ELECTRONIC
14 04/25/2007 Cert. of Svc. of copies of Tra. dated 12/27/05, 10/17/06, 10/18/06, 10/19/06, 10/20/06, 10/23/06
15 04/24/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL, Exhibits & Deposition (1) Not Rec'd: 22 & 50 (Tapes) and 178 (steno notes)
16 05/23/2007 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF IN EXCESS OF WORD COUNT & AFFIDAVIT OF TAG ANDERSON
17 05/25/2007 Amended Affidavit of Tag Anderson in Support of Motion/Ext/Word/Count
18 05/25/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Mot/Ext/Word/Count) (2600 extra words) - Granted
19 06/01/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF View
20 06/01/2007 DISK - ATB (e-mailed)
21 06/01/2007 APPELLANT APPENDIX
22 06/27/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF and Aff in Support
23 06/27/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE) - Granted : 07/24/2007
24 07/23/2007 APPELLEE APPENDIX
25 07/27/2007 Affidavit of Service of AEB and AEA
26 08/01/2007 MOTION FOR Enlargement of Word Count
27 08/01/2007 E-FILED MOTION (Motion for enlargement of word count)
28 08/02/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Motion for enlargement of Word Count - 900 additional words) - Granted
29 08/02/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (sua sponte)
30 08/02/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE) - Granted : 08/10/2007
31 08/03/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF View
32 08/03/2007 DISK - (AEB)(E-mailed)
33 08/17/2007 REPLY BRIEF View
34 08/17/2007 DISK of RYB (e-mailed)
35 09/20/2007 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Leclerc, Lawrence A.
36 10/01/2007 APPEARANCES: Tag C. Anderson; Patricia R. Monson
37 10/01/2007 ARGUED: Anderson; Monson
38 10/01/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
39 05/28/2008 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Maring, Mary Muehlen
40 08/07/2008 MOTION to waive oral argument on behalf of Appellee (fax dated 8/7/08 from Patricia Monson)
41 08/07/2008 E-FILED (MOTION to waive oral argument on behalf of the Appellee)
42 08/07/2008 Letter dated 8/7/08 from Tag Anderson stating the State will not voluntarily waive oral argument
43 08/13/2008 Faxed letter from Patricia Monson dated 8-13-08 re: no longer representing Mr. Ellis
44 08/20/2008 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Waiver of argument by Appellee) - Granted
45 08/22/2008 fax dated 8/22/08 from Thomas Fiebiger stating he is now counsel for Mr. Ellis
46 08/22/2008 e-mail from Thomas Fiebiger requesting oral argument be continued to October 2008 Term of Court
47 08/22/2008 E-FILED MOTION (e-mail from Thomas Fiebiger requesting oral argument be continued to October)
48 08/22/2008 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Thomas Fiebiger's request to continue oral argument to October) - Granted
49 10/14/2008 Request for Radio/TV Coverage (Prairie Public Radio - approved)
50 10/20/2008 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Olson, Everett Nels
51 10/23/2008 APPEARANCES: Tag C. Anderson; Thomas D. Fiebiger
52 10/23/2008 ARGUED: Anderson; Fiebiger
53 10/23/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
54 04/09/2009 DISPOSITION
55 04/09/2009 SPLIT OPINION : VandeWalle, Gerald W. View
56 04/09/2009 (DISSENT) : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
57 04/09/2009 Costs on Appeal taxed in favor of Appellant
58 04/13/2009 Judgment E-Mailed to Parties
59 05/05/2009 MANDATE
60 05/11/2009 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
61 05/19/2009 Corrected Opinion Page 18
62 09/27/2017 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed