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Interest of N.A.

Docket No. 20160099
Oral Argument: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:30am

Docket Info

Title
In the Interest of N.A., child
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State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee
v.
N.A., child, L.A., mother, M.P., father,
and Janice Briese, Guardian ad Litem, and
Executive Director of the ND Department of
Human Services Respondent
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M.P., father, Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : TERMINATION/PARENTAL RIGHTS
Appeal From
Case No. 2015-JV-00103
South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Bruce A. Romanick
2016 ND 91879 N.W.2d 82
Oral Argument 4/19/2016

Highlight

In termination of parental rights cases, a guardian ad litem's failure to interview an available parent is error.
A guardian ad litem's failure to interview an available parent is not a constitutional violation where the parent testifies and is represented by counsel in a parental rights termination proceeding.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
03/14/2016 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
04/01/2016 APPELLEE BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT LSND (LEGAL SERVICES) Bradley D Peterson - 04902
APPELLEE ASST. STATE'S ATTORNEY Tessa Marie Vaagen - 07828

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 03/14/2016 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 03/14/2016
2 03/14/2016 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 03/15/2016
3 03/14/2016 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
4 03/14/2016 Notice served on Bradley Peterson, Tess M. Vaagen, Janice Briese and Maggie Anderson
5 03/14/2016 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
6 03/14/2016 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
7 03/14/2016 APPELLANT APPENDIX
8 03/14/2016 E-FILED APPENDIX
9 03/14/2016 MOTION FOR Stay
10 03/15/2016 Rec'd 7 copies of ATB and 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating
11 03/16/2016 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Denied
12 03/16/2016 Order Sent to Parties
13 03/16/2016 Rec'd $25 e-filing surcharge for ATB (receipt #24296)
14 03/16/2016 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MARCH 15, 2016(ENTRY NOS.1-43 & 45-13)
15 03/17/2016 Rec'd $2 over page limit (receipt #24298)
16 03/16/2016 Digital Recording of Court Trial, January 26, 2016 & January 27, 2017 (1-CD-Rom)
17 03/16/2016 DISK-Digital Recording of Court Trial dated 1-26-16 & 1-27-16 (1-CD-Rom) (mailed)
18 03/18/2016 ELEC. AMENDED RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MARCH 17, 2016 (ENTRY NOS.1-43 & 45-137)
19 03/21/2016 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
20 04/01/2016 APPELLEE BRIEF View
21 04/04/2016 Received non-substantive corrections to AEB (title & cos)
22 04/04/2016 DISK (AEB) (e-mailed)
23 04/14/2016 Received redacted page 5 of AEB
24 04/19/2016 APPEARANCES: Bradley D. Peterson; Tess M. Vaagen
25 04/19/2016 ARGUED: Bradley D. Peterson; Tess M. Vaagen
26 04/19/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
27 05/26/2016 DISPOSITION
28 05/26/2016 SPLIT OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John View
29 05/26/2016 CONCURRING SPECIALLY : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
30 05/27/2016 Judgment Sent to Parties
31 06/21/2016 MANDATE
32 06/30/2016 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
33 08/02/2022 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed