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MDU v. Behm

Docket No. 20200122
Oral Argument: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:30 PM

Docket Info

Title
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of
MDU Resources Group, Inc., n/k/a Montana-
Dakota Utilities Co., a Subsidiary of MDU
Resources Group, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Lavern Behm, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : REAL PROPERTY
Appeal From
Case No. 2016-CV-01678
North Central Judicial District, Ward County
Gary H. Lee
2020 ND 234951 N.W.2d 208
Oral Argument 9/16/2020

Highlight

Under the law of the case doctrine, a party cannot on a second appeal relitigate issues that were resolved in the first appeal or that would have been resolved had they been properly presented in the first appeal.

The district court has discretion to award costs and attorney’s fees in an eminent domain action.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/16/2020 APPELLANT BRIEF View
07/16/2020 APPELLEE BRIEF View
07/30/2020 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Lynn M Boughey - 04046
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Zachary Ryan Eiken - 07832

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 04/13/2020 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 04/13/2020
2 04/13/2020 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
3 04/14/2020 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : McEvers, Lisa K. Fair
4 04/16/2020 Rec'd $125 filing fee
5 04/16/2020 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
6 04/16/2020 Notice served on Lynn M. Boughy and Malcolm, H. Brown
7 04/22/2020 Notice of Appearance by Zachary Ryan Eiken
8 05/13/2020 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 12, 2020 (ENTRY NOS. 1-183)
9 05/19/2020 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
10 05/20/2020 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 06/16/2020
11 06/16/2020 APPELLANT BRIEF View
12 06/16/2020 APPELLANT APPENDIX
13 06/16/2020 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
14 06/22/2020 Rec'd non-substantive corrections to ATB & ATA
15 06/25/2020 Rec'd additional non-substantive corrections to ATA
16 06/26/2020 Rec'd 5 copies of ATB & 4 copies of ATA from CSD
17 06/29/2020 Rec'd e-filing surcharge for ATA (receipt #27767)
18 07/16/2020 APPELLEE BRIEF View
19 07/16/2020 Oral Argument Request by Appellee
20 07/20/2020 Rec'd 5 copies of AEB back from CSD
21 07/30/2020 REPLY BRIEF View
22 08/03/2020 Rec'd non-substantive corrections to RYB (title, cert of comp)
23 08/06/2020 rec'd 5 copies of RYB from CSD
24 08/12/2020 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
25 08/19/2020 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Nelson, David W.
26 08/19/2020 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Schmalenberger, Allan L.
27 09/16/2020 APPEARANCES: Lynn M. Boughey; Zachary R. Eiken
28 09/17/2020 ARGUED: Lynn M. Boughey; Zachary R. Eiken
29 09/17/2020 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
30 11/19/2020 DISPOSITION
31 11/19/2020 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Tufte, Jerod E. View
32 11/19/2020 Costs taxed in favor of Appellee
33 11/23/2020 Judgment Sent to Parties
34 12/11/2020 MANDATE
35 04/26/2021 Notice of filing Petition for Writ of Certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court
36 06/03/2021 Letter from U.S. Supreme Court Denying Petition for Writ of Certiorari