Opinions

State v. Wheeler (Cons. w/20050258 & 20050259) 2006 ND 95
Docket No.: 20050257
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Convictions of gross sexual imposition, encouraging the deprivation of a minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (3).
A judgment should accurately reflect the proceedings and under N.D.R.Crim.P. 36, a court may correct a clerical error in a judgment due to oversight.

State v. Ruud 2006 ND 94
Docket No.: 20050314
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Theft
Author:

Highlight: Conviction for theft of property is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

Clifford v. Redmann 2006 ND 93
Docket No.: 20050419
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order denying petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as an unappealable order.
Dismissal of application for post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1).

Kaiser v. State (Cross-reference w/20040135) 2006 ND 92
Docket No.: 20050319
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Denial of application for post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

City of Minot v. Hellebust 2006 ND 91
Docket No.: 20050372
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A criminal judgment after conviction by a jury of driving under the influence is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (4).

City of Lisbon v. Dahl 2006 ND 90
Docket No.: 20050388
Filing Date: 5/11/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A criminal judgment for driving under the influence of liquor or drugs is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).

Judicial Vacancy in Judgeship No. 4, Southwest Judicial District 2006 ND 89
Docket No.: 20060098
Filing Date: 5/4/2006
Case Type: Judicial Administration - Rule - Rule
Author: Per Curiam

Judicial Vacancy in Judgeship No. 5, Southeast Judicial District 2006 ND 88
Docket No.: 20060035
Filing Date: 4/26/2006
Case Type: Judicial Administration - Rule - Rule
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Southeast District judgeship retained at Ellendale.

Choice Financial Group v. Schellpfeffer, et al. (Cross-Ref w/20040204) 2006 ND 87
Docket No.: 20050273
Filing Date: 4/25/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Sandstrom, Dale

Highlight: Summary judgment is appropriate only after the non-moving party has had a reasonable opportunity for discovery to develop his position.
Failure to comply with the affidavit requirement of Rule 56(f), N.D.R.Civ.P., is not fatal to a request for additional discovery before a summary judgment motion is decided.
The party seeking additional discovery must identify with specificity what information is sought; how, if uncovered, it would preclude summary judgment; and why it has not previously been obtained.

Steen and Berg Co. v. Berg 2006 ND 86
Docket No.: 20050155
Filing Date: 4/25/2006
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Sandstrom, Dale

Highlight: A primary objective of a nonclaim statute is the expeditious and orderly processing of decedents' estates, and if claims against a decedent's estate are not timely filed, the claims are barred as a matter of law.
Casting a claim in terms of title to property is insufficient to avoid the time limitations of the nonclaim statute if the gist of the claim sounds in tort or in contract.