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City of Fargo v. Rakowski

Docket No. 20150349
Oral Argument: Monday, March 7, 2016 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
City of Fargo, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
William Rakowski, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : DEBTOR/CREDITOR
Appeal From
Case No. 2014-CV-03440
East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Douglas R. Herman
2016 ND 79877 N.W.2d 814
Oral Argument 3/7/2016

Highlight

A city has discretion to decide how to implement laws that promote public safety.
State law permits cities to levy and collect a fee for re-inspection of rental property.
An ordinance is not made a bill of attainder by the fact the activity it regulates is described with such particularity that few fall within its purview.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
01/15/2016 APPELLANT BRIEF View
02/16/2016 APPELLEE BRIEF View
03/01/2016 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE CITY ATTORNEY Casey W. Moen - 07691
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Ian McLean - 07320
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Jonathan T. Garaas - 03080

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 12/07/2015 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 12/07/2015
2 12/08/2015 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
3 12/08/2015 Notice served on Jonathan T. Garaas, Jodi A. Bass and Casey W. Moen
4 01/05/2016 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JANUARY 5, 2016 (ENTRY NOS.1-55)
5 01/15/2016 APPELLANT BRIEF View
6 01/15/2016 APPELLANT APPENDIX
7 01/15/2016 DISK (ATB) (U.S. Mail) (CD-ROM)
8 02/16/2016 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
9 02/16/2016 APPELLEE BRIEF View
10 02/16/2016 E-FILED BRIEF
11 02/18/2016 Rec'd $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (receipt 24245)
12 02/18/2016 Rec'd 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating
13 03/01/2016 REPLY BRIEF View
14 03/01/2016 DISK (RYB) (U.S.Mail)(CD-ROM)
15 03/07/2016 APPEARANCES: Jonathan T. Garaas; Casey W. Moen; Ian R. McLean
16 03/07/2016 ARGUED: Jonathan T. Garaas; Casey W. Moen
17 03/07/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
18 04/12/2016 DISPOSITION
19 04/12/2016 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John View
20 04/12/2016 Costs taxed in favor of Appellee
21 04/13/2016 Order Sent to Parties
22 05/05/2016 MANDATE
23 07/14/2022 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed