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Empower the Taxpayer, et al. v. Fong, et al.(cross-ref w/20120191, 197, 444

Docket No. 20130011
Oral Argument: Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:30am

Docket Info

Title
Empower the Taxpayer, on behalf
of itself and the 28,000 + North
Dakotans who signed the Petition,
Charlene Nelson, and Robert Hale, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
State Tax Commissioner Cory Fong,
Senator Dwight Cook, Senator David
Oehlke, Representative Charles
Damschen, Representative Lonnie
Winrich, Divide County Commissioner
Doug Graupe, Cass County Commissioner
Scott Wagner, Wahpeton Finance Director
Darcie Huwe, Williams County Auditor
Beth Innis, North Dakota Association
of Counties, North Dakota Association
of County Commissioners, North Dakota
League of Cities, North Dakota Weed
Control Association, North Dakota
School Board Association, Defendants
--------------------------
Divide County Commissioner
Doug Graupe, Cass County Commissioner
Scott Wagner, Wahpeton Finance Director
Darcie Huwe, Williams County Auditor
Beth Innis, Appellees
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : OTHER (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No. 2012-CV-00309
South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Bruce A. Romanick
2013 ND 187838 N.W.2d 452
Oral Argument 5/9/2013

Highlight

A reviewing court cannot perform its appellate function unless it is able to understand the basis for the trial court's decision, and therefore the trial court must provide an adequate explanation of the evidentiary and legal basis for its decision.
A court may not impose monetary sanctions against a represented party for bringing a frivolous action in violation of N.D.R.Civ.P. 11(b)(2).

Briefs

Filing Date Description
04/01/2013 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
04/26/2013 APPELLEE BRIEF (for Divide County Comm., Cass Co. Comm., Wahpeton Finance, Williams Co. Auditor View
05/03/2013 REPLY BRIEF (PDF) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Lynn M Boughey - 04046
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Randall Joseph Bakke - 03898
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Shawn Arlin Grinolds - 05407

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 01/11/2013 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 01/10/2013
2 01/14/2013 Notice of Appearance and Substitution of Counsel by Douglas A. Bahr for Kirsten Franzen
3 02/15/2013 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
4 02/15/2013 E-FILED MOTION
5 02/15/2013 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 03/12/2013
6 02/21/2013 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED February 20, 2013 (ENTRY NOS. 1-159)
7 03/11/2013 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
8 03/11/2013 E-FILED MOTION
9 03/11/2013 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 04/01/2013
10 04/08/2013 Rcv'd nonsubstantive correction to ATB (title)
11 04/01/2013 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
12 04/01/2013 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
13 04/01/2013 APPELLANT APPENDIX
14 04/01/2013 E-FILED APPENDIX
15 04/02/2013 Rcv'd $117 surcharge for atb & ata (284 pg ata)(Receipt #21774)
16 04/08/2013 LETTER DATED 4/5/13 FROM DOUGLAS BAHR RE: STATE DEFENDANTS WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS APPEAL
17 04/11/2013 Rcv'd 7 copies of ATB & 6 copies of ATA from CSD
18 04/19/2013 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
19 04/26/2013 APPELLEE BRIEF (for Divide County Comm., Cass Co. Comm., Wahpeton Finance, Williams Co. Auditor View
20 04/26/2013 E-FILED BRIEF
21 04/30/2013 Received $25.00 surcharge for AEB (Divide Co Comm. etc) (Receipt #21824)
22 05/01/2013 Received 7 cc of AEB from Central Duplicating
23 05/03/2013 REPLY BRIEF (PDF) View
24 05/03/2013 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
25 05/06/2013 Rcv'd 7 copies of RYB from CSD
26 05/06/2013 Rcv'd C.O.S. of RYB
27 05/07/2013 Request for Radio/TV Coverage (Prairie Public Radio, Great Plains Examiner, Bismarck Tribune)
28 05/09/2013 APPEARANCES: Lynn M. Boughey; Randall Bakke
29 05/09/2013 ARGUED: Lynn M. Boughey; Randall Bakke
30 05/09/2013 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
31 10/22/2013 DISPOSITION
32 10/22/2013 SPLIT OPINION : Maring, Mary Muehlen View
33 10/22/2013 (DISSENTING) : Sandstrom, Dale V.
34 10/22/2013 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellants
35 10/23/2013 Judgment Sent to Parties
36 11/20/2013 MANDATE
37 11/17/2021 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed