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State v. Clauthier (consolidated w/20220224)
2022 ND 237 Highlight: Two district court orders revoking probation and resentencing a defendant are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4). |
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State v. Clauthier (consolidated w/20220224)
2022 ND 237 |
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Interest of J.J.G., M.K.G. & O.J.G. (CONFIDENTIAL)
2022 ND 236 Highlight: A party seeking termination of parental rights must prove all of the statutory elements by clear and convincing evidence. If the party seeking termination proves the statutory elements, the district court has discretion to decide whether to terminate parental rights. |
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Interest of J.J.G., M.K.G. & O.J.G. (CONFIDENTIAL)
2022 ND 236 |
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Interest of N.L. (CONFIDENTIAL) (consolidated w/20220312)
2022 ND 235
Highlight: Juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction to order termination of parental rights under N.D.C.C. § 27-20.2-03(1)(b). |
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Interest of N.L. (CONFIDENTIAL) (consolidated w/20220312)
2022 ND 235 |
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State v. Yousif
2022 ND 234 Highlight: A district court has broad discretion to exclude extrinsic evidence of prior inconsistent statements at trial, even if a proper foundation has been laid. |
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State v. Yousif
2022 ND 234 |
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Shafer v. Scarborough, et al.
2022 ND 233 Highlight: An arbitration award will not be vacated unless it is completely irrational, and an award is completely irrational if the decision is either mistaken on its face or so mistaken as to result in real injustice or constructive fraud. |
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Shafer v. Scarborough, et al.
2022 ND 233 |
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Matter of Wolff
2022 ND 232 Highlight: A district court’s order denying a petition for discharge from civil commitment as a sexually dangerous individual is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). |
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Matter of Wolff
2022 ND 232 |
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Vassel v. Vassel, et al.
2022 ND 231
Highlight: The district court has discretion to award back child support considering the time the parties separated. |
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Vassel v. Vassel, et al.
2022 ND 231 |
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Larson Latham Huettl v. Burckhard
2022 ND 230
Highlight: The district court does not abuse its discretion in denying a request for additional discovery where the party requesting fails to identify what information is sought, why they were unable to obtain the information before the motion for summary judgment, and fails to explain how the information would preclude summary judgment. |
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Larson Latham Huettl v. Burckhard
2022 ND 230 |
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Senger v. Senger
2022 ND 229
Highlight: Generally, statutes in place at the time of commencement of an action apply. A statute may not be retroactively applied unless the statute explicitly states that it is to be applied retroactively or unless this Court can rationally infer from other sources that the legislature intended retroactive application of the statute. |
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Senger v. Senger
2022 ND 229 |
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Disciplinary Board v. Overboe (Interim Suspension)
2022 ND 228 Highlight: Interim suspension of lawyer ordered. |
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Disciplinary Board v. Overboe (Interim Suspension)
2022 ND 228 |
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Disciplinary Board v. Baird
2022 ND 227 Highlight: Lawyer disbarred. |
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Disciplinary Board v. Baird
2022 ND 227 |
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Buchholz v. Mayo
2022 ND 226 Highlight: Disorderly conduct restraining order summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(8). |
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Buchholz v. Mayo
2022 ND 226 |
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Nodak Electric Coop. v. N.D. Public Svc. Commission, et al.
2022 ND 225
Highlight: A city has constitutional authority to franchise a public utility or similar service within the city. |
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Nodak Electric Coop. v. N.D. Public Svc. Commission, et al.
2022 ND 225 |
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Matter of Emelia Hirsch Trust
2022 ND 224 Highlight: A district court pre-filing vexatious litigant order is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). |
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Matter of Emelia Hirsch Trust
2022 ND 224 |
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Schmidt v. Hageness, et al.
2022 ND 223 Highlight: Dismissal of complaint alleging quiet title to land is summarily affirmed under N.D.C.C. § 32-17-01 because warranty deed failed to meet the requirements under N.D.C.C. § 47-10-05. |
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Schmidt v. Hageness, et al.
2022 ND 223 |
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Bell v. State
2022 ND 222 Highlight: The statutory meaning of “physical disability” within N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-01(3)(a)(2) does not include an inability to access state case law while serving a sentence in a federal prison. |
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Bell v. State
2022 ND 222 |
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Fain, et al. v. Integrity Environmental, et al.
2022 ND 221
Highlight: When a district court has made sufficient findings that demonstrate intent, mutual assent, and sufficient consideration among the parties to substitute a new obligation for an existing one, a finding of novation by the court is not clearly erroneous. |
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Fain, et al. v. Integrity Environmental, et al.
2022 ND 221 |
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Wheeler v. Sayler, et al.
2022 ND 220
Highlight: An order dismissing a complaint without prejudice is generally not appealable. |
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Wheeler v. Sayler, et al.
2022 ND 220 |
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State v. Davis
2022 ND 219 Highlight: The district court’s findings on restitution were not clearly erroneous. |
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State v. Davis
2022 ND 219 |
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State v. Tully
2022 ND 218 Highlight: A criminal judgment of terrorizing subsequent to a plea of guilty is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) & (7). |
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State v. Tully
2022 ND 218 |
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Kubik v. Hauck
2022 ND 217 Highlight: To establish a new boundary line by the doctrine of acquiescence, it must be shown by clear and convincing evidence that both parties recognized the line as a boundary, and not a mere barrier, for at least 20 years prior to the litigation. Whether there has been mutual recognition of a boundary is a question of fact, reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. |
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Kubik v. Hauck
2022 ND 217 |
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Trosen, et al. v. Trosen, et al.
2022 ND 216
Highlight: The nonperformance of a contractual duty when it is due is a breach of the contract. |
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Trosen, et al. v. Trosen, et al.
2022 ND 216 |
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Watson v. State (consolidated w/20220104)
2022 ND 215 Highlight: In an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, a criminal defendant must demonstrate (1) counsel’s representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. |
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Watson v. State (consolidated w/20220104)
2022 ND 215 |
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Fercho v. Fercho, et al.
2022 ND 214
Highlight: A party to a divorce action who accepts benefits pursuant to a divorce judgment does not waive the right to appeal from the judgment, overruling prior case law applying the general rule that acceptance of substantial benefits under the divorce judgment waived the right to appeal. |
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Fercho v. Fercho, et al.
2022 ND 214 |
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Provins v. WSI, et al.
2022 ND 213
Highlight: For purposes of WSI benefits, a compensable injury includes a mental or psychological condition caused by a physical injury, but only when the physical injury is determined with reasonable medical certainty to be at least fifty percent of the cause of the condition as compared with all other contributing causes combined, and only when the condition did not preexist the work injury. |
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Provins v. WSI, et al.
2022 ND 213 |