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Sauby v. City of Fargo

Docket No. 20070202
Oral Argument: Monday, November 5, 2007 11:00am

Docket Info

Title
Stephanie Sauby, individually and
on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiff
v.
City of Fargo, Defendant
Case Type
CIVIL CERTIFIED QUESTION : CERTIFIED QUESTION OF LAW (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No.
2008 ND 60747 N.W.2d 65
Oral Argument 11/5/2007

Highlight

A home rule city may not impose fees for noncriminal traffic offenses that exceed the limits set forth for equivalent violations under state law.
General language in judicial opinions must be read in the context of the issues before a court.
A court will not follow opinions of the Attorney General if they are inconsistent with the statutory interpretation that the court deems reasonable.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/19/2007 DEFENDANT BRIEF View
10/08/2007 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
AMICUS CURIAE CORPORATE COUNSEL Aaron Grayson Birst - 05820
AMICUS CURIAE CORPORATE COUNSEL Jerald A Hjelmstad - 03481
DEFENDANT ASST. CITY ATTORNEY Stacey Tjon Bossart - 05440
DEFENDANT CITY ATTORNEY Mike Miller - 03419

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 07/12/2007 CERTIFICATION ORDER
2 07/12/2007 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
3 07/12/2007 PLAINTIFF BRIEF DUE : 08/19/2007
4 07/13/2007 Received 1/2 filing fee from plaintiff ($62.50; receipt no. 17618)
5 07/18/2007 Received 1/2 filing fee from defendant ($62.50; Receipt #17625)
6 07/19/2007 Copy of Record on certified question
7 08/20/2007 PLAINTIFF BRIEF View
8 08/20/2007 attached Addedum to Plaintiff's Brief
9 08/20/2007 Plaintiff's Appendix
10 08/20/2007 Affidavit of Service of the Plaintiff's Brief by mail
11 08/20/2007 DISK - Plaintiff's Brief
12 08/20/2007 DEFENDANT BRIEF DUE : 09/19/2007
13 09/18/2007 MOTION FOR FILING OF AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (ND League of Cities)
14 09/18/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Motion to file ACB) - Granted
15 09/18/2007 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (North Dakota League of Cities) View
16 09/18/2007 DISK (ACB) ELECTRONIC (League of Cities)
17 09/19/2007 DEFENDANT BRIEF View
18 09/19/2007 attached Addendum to Defendant's Brief
19 09/19/2007 MOTION for Filing Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of City of Fargo by N.D. Assoc. of Counties
20 09/19/2007 E-FILED MOTION for Filing Amicus Curiae Brief (NDACo)
21 09/19/2007 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (North Dakota Association of Counties)(e-filed) View
22 09/19/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (Amicus Curiae Brief - NDACo)
23 09/20/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Mot. to File Amicus by Association of Counties) - Granted
24 09/20/2007 Affidavit of Service by Mail (Defendant's Brief)
25 09/21/2007 Received $25 surcharge for ACB (ND Assoc. of Counties)(Receipt #17695)
26 09/25/2007 Received copies of N.D. Assoc. of Counties ACB from Central Duplicating Services
27 09/25/2007 DISK - Defendant Appellee Brief (emailed)
28 09/26/2007 Received corrected TOC and corrected pages for Defendant's Brief
29 10/02/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF
30 10/02/2007 E-FILED MOTION (MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF)
31 10/02/2007 ACTION BY CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK (MRY) - Granted : 10/08/2007
32 10/08/2007 REPLY BRIEF View
33 10/08/2007 Affidavit of Service by Mail
34 10/08/2007 DISK of RYB
35 10/24/2007 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Herauf, William A.
36 10/29/2007 Request for Radio/TV Coverage Dave Thompson from Prairie Public Radio (approved)
37 11/05/2007 APPEARANCES: Monte L. Rogneby, Timothy Q. Purdon, Robert B. Stock & Mark A. Friese; Mike Miller &
38 11/05/2007 Stacey E. Tjon
39 11/05/2007 ARGUED: Rogneby & Miller
40 11/05/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
41 03/25/2008 DISPOSITION
42 03/25/2008 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Sandstrom, Dale V. View
43 03/25/2008 (CONCUR IN THE RESULT) : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
44 03/25/2008 No costs are taxed in this matter.
45 03/25/2008 Judgment E-Mailed to Parties
46 04/16/2008 MANDATE
47 07/07/2011 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page 4
48 04/25/2018 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed