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Morrow v. Ziegler

Docket No. 20120323
Oral Argument: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
Charles Michael Morrow, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Francis G. Ziegler, Director
of the North Dakota Department
of Transportation, Defendant and Appellee
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Appeal From
Case No. 2012-CV-00043
Southwest Judicial District, Dunn County
Harlan Patrick Weir
2013 ND 28826 N.W.2d 912
Oral Argument 12/19/2012

Highlight

The requirement that an officer include his or her observation that a driver's body contained alcohol on the report and notice is basic and mandatory for the Department of Transportation to have authority to suspend the driver's license for refusal to submit to an onsite screening test.
Allowing the Department to infer elements that are basic and mandatory without any factual basis on the report to support the inference slants the law too much toward the Department's convenience.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/18/2012 APPELLANT BRIEF View
10/22/2012 APPELLEE BRIEF View
11/05/2012 REPLY BRIEF of Appellant View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Thomas F. Murtha - 06984
APPELLEE ATT. GENERAL OFFICE Douglas Bruce Anderson - 05072

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 08/15/2012 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 08/09/2012
2 08/15/2012 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 08/09/2012
3 08/24/2012 DISK - Administrative Hearing Transcript dated 3-1-12 (e-mailed)
4 09/14/2012 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED 9/13/2012 (ENTRY NOS.1-26)
5 09/18/2012 APPELLANT BRIEF View
6 09/18/2012 E-FILED BRIEF
7 09/18/2012 APPELLANT APPENDIX
8 09/18/2012 E-FILED APPENDIX
9 09/20/2012 Rec'd $25 surcharge for ATB (receipt #21501)
10 09/24/2012 Rec'd nonsubstantive corrected Appellant's Brief & Appendix
11 09/28/2012 Rec'd 7 copies of ATB from CSD
12 09/28/2012 Rec'd 6 copies of ATA from CSD
13 10/22/2012 APPELLEE BRIEF View
14 10/22/2012 DISK - aeb (e-mailed)
15 11/05/2012 REPLY BRIEF of Appellant View
16 11/05/2012 E-FILED BRIEF
17 11/07/2012 Rec'd 7 copies of RYB from CSD
18 11/20/2012 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
19 12/19/2012 APPEARANCES: Thomas F. Murtha IV; Douglas B. Anderson
20 12/19/2012 ARGUED: Thomas F. Murtha IV; Douglas B. Anderson
21 12/19/2012 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
22 02/26/2013 DISPOSITION
23 02/26/2013 SPLIT OPINION : VandeWalle, Gerald W. View
24 02/26/2013 Concurring in the result : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
25 02/26/2013 Join in the concurring result : Crothers, Daniel John
26 02/26/2013 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of the Appellant
27 02/27/2013 Judgment Sent to Parties
28 03/26/2013 MANDATE
29 10/15/2021 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed