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Continental Resources v. N.D. Dep't. of Environmental Quality

Docket No. 20190087
Oral Argument: Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:30 PM

Docket Info

Title
Continental Resources, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, Defendant and Appellee
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : OTHER (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No. 2018-CV-02160
South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Bruce A. Romanick
2019 ND 280935 N.W.2d 780
Oral Argument 9/5/2019

Highlight

Where the legislature has deferred to an administrative agency’s expertise to develop rules, and has declined to provide clear direction on the substance of the rules to be developed, the “purely legal question” exception to the exhaustion of administrative remedies does not apply.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
05/02/2019 APPELLANT BRIEF View
06/03/2019 APPELLEE BRIEF View
07/09/2019 Corrected Reply Brief View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Lawrence Bender - 03908
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLEE ATT. GENERAL OFFICE Jennifer Leigh Verleger - 06732
APPELLEE ATT. GENERAL OFFICE Margaret Irene Olson - 06352

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 03/18/2019 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 03/18/2019
2 03/18/2019 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT (transcript already filed in trial court record)
3 03/19/2019 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
4 03/19/2019 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Tufte, Jerod E.
5 03/19/2019 Received $125 filing fee
6 03/21/2019 Corrected Order for Transcript
7 03/21/2019 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
8 03/21/2019 Notice served on Lawrence Bender, Jason B. Hutt, Matthew G. Paulson, & Margaret I. Olson
9 03/26/2019 Affidavit of Jason B. Hutt in support of Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice
10 03/26/2019 Affidavit of Matthew G. Paulson in support of Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice
11 04/02/2019 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED DECEMBER 3, 2018
12 04/02/2019 C.O.S. FOR TRANSCRIPT
13 04/17/2019 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED APRIL 16, 2019 (ENTRY NOS. 1 - 70)
14 04/26/2019 Rec'd noncompliant ATB (asked for corrections).
15 04/26/2019 APPELLANT APPENDIX
16 04/29/2019 MOTION FOR Substitution of Party
17 04/30/2019 ACTION BY CLERK
18 05/01/2019 Rec'd $35.50 surcharge for ATA overage (Receipt No 27034)
19 05/02/2019 APPELLANT BRIEF View
20 05/02/2019 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
21 05/08/2019 Rec'd 6 copies of ATB/ATA from Central Duplicating
22 06/03/2019 APPELLEE BRIEF View
23 06/03/2019 APPELLEE APPENDIX
24 06/07/2019 Rec'd 6 copies of AEB and AEA from Central Duplicating
25 06/07/2019 Rec'd Not. of Appear. from Jennifer L.Verleger, in addition to Margaret Olson, counsel for Appellee
26 06/11/2019 Appellant submits 28(k) letter (stricken on June 19, 2019)
27 06/11/2019 Appellee's letter requesting the Court to reject 28(k) letter
28 06/13/2019 Appellant's response to Appellee's request to reject 28(k) letter
29 06/17/2019 REPLY BRIEF (withdrawn - portions stricken)
30 06/19/2019 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (28(k) letter stricken) - Granted
31 06/20/2019 Rec'd 6 copies of RYB from Central Duplicating
32 06/24/2019 MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF REPLY BRIEF
33 06/26/2019 APPELLANT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE w/ exhibit
34 06/27/2019 Replacement Exhibit A to Response in Opposition to Motion to Strike
35 06/28/2019 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (strike reply brief portions - new reply brief required) - Granted
36 07/09/2019 Corrected Reply Brief View
37 07/17/2019 Rec'd 6 copies of RYB back from Central Duplicating
38 07/18/2019 NOTICE OF MOOTNESS & MOTION FOR DISMISSAL - RspDue : 08/02/2019
39 08/02/2019 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
40 08/02/2019 Response Filed to Notice of Mootness & Motion to Dismiss
41 08/07/2019 Motion of Mootness/Motion for Dismissal and Response To Be Considered With the Merits
42 08/07/2019 MOTION FOR Pro Hac Vice Admission and Affidavit Kevin M. Voelkel
43 08/07/2019 ACTION BY CLERK (Voelkel authorized to appear) - Granted
44 08/12/2019 SITTING WITH THE COURT : El-Dweek, Daniel Saleh
45 08/12/2019 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Sandstrom, Dale V.
46 09/05/2019 APPEARANCES: Lawrence Bender; Jason Hutt, Kevin Voelkel; Margaret Olson; Jennifer Verleger
47 09/05/2019 ARGUED: Jason Hutt; Margaret Olson
48 09/05/2019 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
49 11/26/2019 DISPOSITION
50 11/26/2019 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. View
51 11/26/2019 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of the Appellee
52 11/26/2019 NO ACTION TAKEN (Motion to Dismiss the Appeal as Moot)
53 11/27/2019 Judgment Sent to Parties on November 27, 2019
54 01/10/2020 MANDATE