Burgum v. Jaeger, et al.
Docket No. 20200298
Oral Argument:
Friday, November 20, 2020 9:00 AM
Docket Info
- Title
- Doug Burgum, in his capacity as North
Dakota’s Governor, Petitioner
v.
Alvin Jaeger, in his capacity as North
Dakota’s Secretary of State; the North Dakota
Legislative Assembly, Chet Pollert, Chairman
of Legislative Management; and the District 8
Republican Committee, Loren DeWitz,
District Chairperson, Respondents
and
Democratic Non-Partisan League District 8
House of Representatives Candidate
Kathrin Volochenko, Intervenor - Case Type
- CIVIL ORIG. PROCEEDING : WRIT OF MANDAMUS (Civil)
- Appeal From
-
Case No.
2020 ND 251951 N.W.2d 380
Oral Argument
11/20/2020
Highlight
Votes cast for an ineligible candidate are counted and considered a protest against the eligible candidate.
A governor’s constitutional gap-filling appointment authority does not apply when the law provides a method to fill a vacancy.
A governor’s constitutional gap-filling appointment authority only applies to vacancies in an office, not in a term.
Section 16.1-13-10, N.D.C.C., applies to vacancies occurring in the office of a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Counsel
| Party | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| PETITIONER | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Robert James Pathroff - 07759 |
| INTERVENOR | PRIVATE PRACTICE | David C. Thompson - 03921 |
| RESPONDENT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | John M. Olson - 03053 |
| RESPONDENT | ATT. GENERAL OFFICE | David Ray Phillips - 06116 |
| PETITIONER | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Nicholas Mark Surma - 08830 |
| PETITIONER | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Megan J. Gordon - 08632 |
| RESPONDENT | ATT. GENERAL OFFICE | Wayne K Stenehjem - 03442 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRO SE | Jonathan T. Garaas - 03080 |
| INTERVENOR | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Duane A Lillehaug - 03232 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRO SE | Tyler Yeargain |
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/12/2020 | PETITION FILED | View |
| 2 | 11/12/2020 | PETITIONER'S APPENDIX | View |
| 3 | 11/12/2020 | MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF | |
| 4 | 11/12/2020 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : VandeWalle, Gerald W. | |
| 5 | 11/12/2020 | SITTING WITH THE COURT : Neumann, William A. | |
| 6 | 11/13/2020 | ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief) - Denied | |
| 7 | 11/13/2020 | Order to set response deadline and oral argument | View |
| 8 | 11/13/2020 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 9 | 11/13/2020 | Request for Radio/TV Coverage | |
| 10 | 11/13/2020 | ACTION BY CLERK (Forum Communications, The Bismarck Tribune, KFYR-TV, Prairie Public and KXMB-TV) - Granted | |
| 11 | 11/16/2020 | Rec'd 5 petitions and 4 appendicies from CSD | |
| 12 | 11/17/2020 | MOTION FOR INTERVENTION | View |
| 13 | 11/17/2020 | ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Granted | View |
| 14 | 11/17/2020 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF | |
| 15 | 11/18/2020 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
| 16 | 11/18/2020 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (YEARGAIN) | View |
| 17 | 11/18/2020 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF | |
| 18 | 11/18/2020 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
| 19 | 11/18/2020 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (GARAAS) | View |
| 20 | 11/19/2020 | RESPONDENT BRIEF (DIST. 8 REPUB.) | View |
| 21 | 11/19/2020 | RESPONDENT APPENDIX (DIST. 8. REPUB.) | View |
| 22 | 11/19/2020 | MOT. EXT/TIME RESPONDENT BRIEF (JAEGER & LEGIS) | |
| 23 | 11/19/2020 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted : 11/19/2020 | |
| 24 | 11/19/2020 | CORRECTED INTERVENOR BRIEF (DNPL) BRIEF FILED 11/19/2020 | |
| 25 | 11/19/2020 | RESPONDENT BRIEF (JAEGER & LEGIS) | View |
| 26 | 11/19/2020 | RESPONDENT APPENDIX (JAEGER & LEGIS) | View |
| 27 | 11/19/2020 | RECEIVED ADD'L CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR RPB & AEA (JAEGER & LEGIS) | |
| 28 | 11/19/2020 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE CORRECTED BRIEF AND OUT-OF-TIME APPENDIX | |
| 29 | 11/19/2020 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
| 30 | 11/19/2020 | CORRECTED INTERVENOR BRIEF (DNPL) | View |
| 31 | 11/19/2020 | INTERVENOR APPENDIX | View |
| 32 | 11/19/2020 | RECEIVED CORRECTED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR RPB (DNPL) | |
| 33 | 11/20/2020 | APPEARANCES Robert J. Pathroff; Megan J. Gordon; Nicholas M. Surma;Wayne K. Stenehjem | |
| 34 | 11/23/2020 | John M. Olson; David C. Thompson | |
| 35 | 11/20/2020 | ARGUED: Robert J. Pathroff; Wayne K. Stenehjem; John M. Olson; David C. Thompson | |
| 36 | 11/20/2020 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 37 | 11/23/2020 | Supplemental Citation under N.D.R.App.P. 28(k) | View |
| 38 | 11/24/2020 | DISPOSITION (Legal Status Declared, Relief Denied) | |
| 39 | 11/24/2020 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John | View |
| 40 | 11/24/2020 | BY ORDER OF THE COURT, NO PARTY HAVE AND RECOVER COSTS | |
| 41 | 11/24/2020 | Judgment Sent to Parties | |
| 42 | 12/08/2020 | FILE CLOSED | |
| 43 | 01/25/2021 | Corrected Opinion Page: Page 2 of the title page, Line 6 and changes Democratice to Democratic |