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Lessard v. Johnson

Docket No. 20200206
Oral Argument: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:30 PM

Docket Info

Title
Julie Lessard, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Kevin Johnson, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : CHILD CUST & SUPPORT (Div.\Other)
Appeal From
Case No. 2018-DM-00159
East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Frank L. Racek
2022 ND 32970 N.W.2d 160
Oral Argument 10/20/2021

Highlight

The effect of a judgment decreeing a divorce is to restore the parties to the state of unmarried persons, but neither party to a divorce may marry except in accordance with the decree of the court granting the divorce.

Whether a moving party has established a prima facie case for a modification of primary residential responsibility presents a question of law, reviewed de novo on appeal.

A district court’s decision whether to grant a protective order limiting discovery is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.

A parent moving for permission to relocate has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the move is in the child’s best interests. To decide whether relocation is in a child’s best interests, the district court applies the four Stout-Hawkinson factors.

A district court may award attorney’s fees and costs to remedy abuse caused by successive frivolous post-judgment motions.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
07/07/2021 Non-Compliant APPELLANT BRIEF (Given until 7/12/21 to revise)
07/12/2021 APPELLANT BRIEF View
08/17/2021 APPELLEE BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Kristin Angela Overboe - 06751
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Michael Lee Gjesdahl - 04658
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Kari Ann Losee - 08440

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 08/10/2020 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 08/10/2020
2 08/14/2020 Rec'd $125.00 filing fee (receipt #27812)
3 08/17/2020 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
4 08/17/2020 Notice Served on Kristin A.Overboe, Michael L.Gjesdahl and Kari A. Losee
5 08/18/2020 MOTION FOR REMAND BY APPELLEE
6 08/19/2020 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted
7 08/19/2020 Briefing Schedule Stayed
8 08/19/2020 ORDER OF REMAND
9 08/19/2020 Order/Judgment Sent to Parties
10 11/18/2020 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2020 (ENTRY NOS.1-642)
11 11/18/2020 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (Reset Due to Remand)
12 11/18/2020 ACTION BY CLERK (Reset Due to Remand) (12/18/20)
13 11/23/2020 SECOND NOTICE OF APPEAL : 11/23/2020
14 11/23/2020 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 11/24/2020
15 11/24/2020 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
16 11/24/2020 Notice Served on Kristin A.Overboe, Michael L.Gjesdahl and Kari A. Losee
17 01/22/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED AUGUST 31, 2020
18 01/22/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED OCTOBER 7, 2020
19 01/22/2021 C.O.S. FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT
20 02/03/2021 MOTION FOR REMAND BY APPELLEE
21 02/05/2021 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted
22 02/05/2021 ORDER OF REMAND
23 02/05/2021 Response Filed to Request to Stay Pending Remand
24 02/10/2021 Briefing stayed pending remand (order)
25 04/16/2021 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED APRIL 15, 2021 (ENTRY NOS.1-708)(Re-filed)
26 04/19/2021 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (Reset Due to Remand)
27 04/19/2021 ACTION BY CLERK (Reset Due to Remand) (5/19/21)
28 04/19/2021 THIRD NOTICE OF APPEAL : 04/19/2021
29 04/19/2021 SECOND ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 04/21/2021
30 04/21/2021 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
31 04/21/2021 Notice Served on Kristin A.Overboe, Michael L.Gjesdahl and Kari A. Losee
32 05/18/2021 ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 17, 2021 (ENTRY NOS. 709-713)
33 05/19/2021 Non-compliant MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF received - no good cause (no amended motion filed)
34 05/25/2021 S.Ct. Not. of Dismissal/Failure to Proceed
35 06/02/2021 NO ACTION TAKEN (notice issued in error)
36 06/02/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED APRIL 1, 2021
37 06/02/2021 REDACTION KEY FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED APRIL 1, 2021
38 06/02/2021 TRANSCRIPT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
39 07/06/2021 MOTION TO DISMISS BY APPELLEE - RspDue : 07/20/2021
40 07/07/2021 Non-Compliant APPELLANT BRIEF (Given until 7/12/21 to revise)
41 07/07/2021 APPELLANT APPENDIX
42 07/12/2021 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF/ RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS
43 07/12/2021 APPELLANT BRIEF View
44 07/12/2021 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
45 07/16/2021 Response Filed to MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
46 07/21/2021 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (MOTION TO DISMISS) - Denied
47 07/16/2021 Rec'd $27.50 for additional pages in the Appellant Appemdix (receipt #28194)
48 07/21/2021 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (MAT) - Granted : 07/07/2021
49 07/21/2021 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION
50 07/22/2021 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (SUA SPONTE - DUE TO UNTIMELY ATB)
51 07/22/2021 ACTION BY CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK (SUA SPONTE DUE TO UNTIMELY ATB) : 08/23/2021
52 07/26/2021 Rec'd non-substantive corrections to ATB
53 07/27/2021 Rec'd 4 copies of ATB and ATA back from CD
54 08/17/2021 APPELLEE BRIEF View
55 08/17/2021 APPELLEE APPENDIX
56 08/18/2021 Rec'd non-substantive corrections to AEB (blank page 33 removed)
57 08/19/2021 Rec'd $29.00 for additional pages over 100 in AEA (receipt #28215)
58 08/23/2021 Rec'd 4 copies of AEB and 3 copies of AEA back from CD
59 09/16/2021 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
60 09/22/2021 Intent to Particpate in Oral Argument by Appellee
61 10/20/2021 APPEARANCES: Kristin A.Overboe/Michael L.Gjesdahl & Kari A. Losee
62 10/20/2021 ARGUED: Kristin A.Overboe/Michael L.Gjesdahl
63 10/20/2021 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
64 01/31/2022 2ND ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JANUARY 28, 2022 (ENTRY NOS. 714-731 )
65 02/09/2022 3RD ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED FEBRUARY 8, 2022 (ENTRY NOS. 732-736 )
66 02/18/2022 DISPOSITION
67 02/18/2022 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. View
68 02/18/2022 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee
69 02/18/2022 Judgment View
70 03/14/2022 MANDATE