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Friends of the Rail Bridge, et al. v. N.D. Dep't of Water Resources, et al.

Docket No. 20230255
Oral Argument: Monday, August 21, 2023 9:30 AM

Docket Info

Title
Friends of the Rail Bridge , Downtown
Business Association of Bismarck, and CD Holdings, LLC, Petitioners
v.
North Dakota Department of Water Resources,
BNSF Railway Company, North Dakota State Historical
Board; the Director of the State Historical Society of
North Dakota, William Peterson; and the State of
North Dakota, ex rel. Drew Wrigley, North Dakota
Attorney General, Respondents
Case Type
CIVIL ORIG. PROCEEDING : WRIT OF MANDAMUS (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No. 2023-CV-01083
South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Jackson John Lofgren
2023 ND 164995 N.W.2d 462
Oral Argument 8/21/2023

Highlight

This Court exercises its supervisory jurisdiction when no adequate alternative remedy exists and not merely because the appeal may involve an increase of expense or an inconvenient delay.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
07/26/2023 PETITION FILED View
07/26/2023 PETITIONER BRIEF View
08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (N.D. Dep't of Water Resources) View
08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (North Dakota State Historical Board, et al.) View
08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (BNSF Railway Company) View
08/25/2023 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
RESPONDENT ATT. GENERAL OFFICE Jennifer Leigh Verleger - 06732
PETITIONER PRIVATE PRACTICE Lyle Gregory Witham - 04118
PETITIONER PRIVATE PRACTICE William J Delmore - 03212
RESPONDENT PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
RESPONDENT PRIVATE PRACTICE Wade Charles Mann - 05871
RESPONDENT PRIVATE PRACTICE Zachary Ryan Eiken - 07832
RESPONDENT SPEC. ASST. ATTY. GEN. David Ray Phillips - 06116
RESPONDENT PRIVATE PRACTICE Jason Arthur Lien - 09004

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 07/20/2023 Non-compliant petition for original jurisdiction recieved (over length, format, etc.)
2 07/26/2023 Corrections to petition received
3 07/26/2023 PETITION FILED View
4 07/26/2023 PETITIONER BRIEF View
5 08/01/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF DUE (4:00 p.m.) : 08/16/2023
6 08/01/2023 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
7 08/07/2023 Request for Radio/TV Coverage (KFYR-TV, KXMB-TV, The Bismarck Tribune and Prairie Public Radio) View
8 08/08/2023 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted
9 08/11/2023 MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF EVAN NELSON View
10 08/14/2023 Rec'd 3 copies of PET
11 08/14/2023 Rec'd 3 copies of PET Brief
12 08/16/2023 ACTION BY CLERK (PRO HAC VICE OF EVAN NELSON) - Granted
13 08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (N.D. Dep't of Water Resources) View
14 08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (North Dakota State Historical Board, et al.) View
15 08/16/2023 Oral Argument Request by North Dakota State Historical Board, et al.
16 08/16/2023 RESPONDENT BRIEF (BNSF Railway Company) View
17 08/16/2023 Oral Argument Request by BNSF Railway Company
18 08/17/2023 Rec'd 3 copies of RPB (North Dakota State Historical Board, et al.)
19 08/17/2023 Rec'd 3 copies of RPB (N.D. Dep't of Water Resources)
20 08/17/2023 Rec'd 3 copies of RPB (BNSF Railway Company)
21 08/18/2023 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE REPLY BRIEF View
22 08/21/2023 APPEARANCES: William J. Delmore; Jennifer L. Verleger; David R. Phillips; Jason A. Lien;
23 08/21/2023 Zachary R. Eiken
24 08/21/2023 ARGUED: Delmore; Verleger; Phillips; Lien
25 08/21/2023 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
26 08/24/2023 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS View
27 08/25/2023 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Granted
28 08/25/2023 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Granted
29 08/25/2023 REPLY BRIEF View
30 08/25/2023 Petitioners' Exhibits View
31 09/14/2023 DISPOSITION
32 09/14/2023 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. View
33 09/14/2023 Judgment View
34 09/14/2023 By Order of the Court, costs to neither party
35 10/06/2023 MANDATE