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Interest of Thorson 2015 ND 117
Docket No.: 20140443
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individual
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: Order civilly committing an person as a sexually dangerous individual is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Maxon v. State (consolidated w/20140473) 2015 ND 116
Docket No.: 20140314
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order denying post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

State v. 1986 Collins Fifth Wheel Camper 2015 ND 115
Docket No.: 20140406
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order granting forfeiture of property is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Disciplinary Board v. Foster 2015 ND 114
Docket No.: 20150143
Filing Date: 5/8/2015
Case Type: Discipline - Attorney - Original Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Interim suspension of lawyer ordered.

Disciplinary Board v. Fahrenholtz (consol w/ 20150081-20150082) 2015 ND 113
Docket No.: 20150080
Filing Date: 5/7/2015
Case Type: Discipline - Attorney - Original Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Lawyer disbarred.

Adams v. Adams 2015 ND 112
Docket No.: 20140259
Filing Date: 5/4/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Divorce - Property
Author: Sandstrom, Dale

Highlight: A district court's valuation of marital property within the range of the evidence presented is not clearly erroneous.
When a distribution of marital property includes periodic cash payments from one spouse to another, a district court has broad authority to provide for the payment of interest to achieve an equitable distribution of the property.

Disciplinary Board v. Carpenter 2015 ND 111
Docket No.: 20140254
Filing Date: 5/1/2015
Case Type: Discipline - Attorney - Original Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: In disciplinary proceedings, the Supreme Court defers to a hearing panel's findings on the credibility of a witness, because the hearing panel has the opportunity to observe the witness's demeanor and hear the witness testify.
A determination whether information disclosed by a "potential client" is "significantly harmful" is fact-sensitive.

Estate of Johnson 2015 ND 110
Docket No.: 20140173
Filing Date: 5/1/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Probate, Wills, Trusts
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: A personal representative has a right to take possession of the decedent's property for purposes of administration, and a personal representative's decision to take possession of estate property is conclusive against the heirs and devisees.
A personal representative, acting reasonably for the benefit of the interested persons, may lease or sell an estate's real property.

Carnes v. Snider 2015 ND 109
Docket No.: 20140345
Filing Date: 5/1/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A primary residential responsibility determination is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).

State v. Blackcloud 2015 ND 108
Docket No.: 20140229
Filing Date: 4/29/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Conviction of gross sexual imposition is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

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