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Interest of E.H. (CONFIDENTIAL)(consol. w/20220273-20220276) 2022 ND 200
Docket No.: 20220272
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order affirming juvenile court findings of fact and orders of the judicial referee terminating parental rights summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), (4), and (7).

Interest of E.H. (CONFIDENTIAL)(consol. w/20220273-20220276) 2022 ND 200
Docket No.: 20220272
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Ismail (consolidated w/20220093) 2022 ND 199
Docket No.: 20220092
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: Criminal judgments of possession and delivery of a controlled substance are affirmed under N.D.R.Ev. 614(b) and sufficient weight of evidence and sufficiency of evidence.

State v. Ismail (consolidated w/20220093) 2022 ND 199
Docket No.: 20220092
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State v. Archambault 2022 ND 198
Docket No.: 20220107
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: Upon a defendant’s written request, a prosecuting attorney must disclose all documents and objects material to the defense for use in preparation for trial.

Parties have a continuing duty to supplement criminal discovery responses.

A district court should impose the least severe sanction that will rectify the prejudice, if any, to the opposing party.

A district court has broad discretion in ruling on a motion for mistrial.

State v. Archambault 2022 ND 198
Docket No.: 20220107
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State v. Sapa 2022 ND 197
Docket No.: 20220072
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: The crime of gross sexual imposition with a child under the age of fifteen is a strict liability offense.

Statutes carry a strong presumption of constitutionality. A statute is not unconstitutionally vague if the challenged language, when measured by common understanding and practice, gives adequate warning of the prohibited conduct and marks distinct boundaries for fair administration of the law.

State v. Sapa 2022 ND 197
Docket No.: 20220072
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State v. Peters (consolidated w/ 20220075) 2022 ND 196
Docket No.: 20220074
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A trial court violates a criminal defendant’s speedy trial right only when four factors, in sum, weigh against the state: the length of the delay, reasons for the delay, proper assertion of the right, and actual prejudice to the accused.

Rule 403 gives a trial court discretion to exclude probative evidence, and this Court will reverse a district court’s decision to admit or exclude evidence only for abuse of discretion.

When a party fails to move for a curative instruction, this Court reviews only for obvious error, if and only in rare circumstances when the defendant has suffered a serious injustice.

State v. Peters (consolidated w/ 20220075) 2022 ND 196
Docket No.: 20220074
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

State v. Lane 2022 ND 195
Docket No.: 20220164
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: When this Court views evidence admitted at trial in a light most favorable to a verdict, and finds sufficient evidence exists that would allow a jury to draw a reasonable inference in favor of conviction, a criminal judgment must be affirmed.

State v. Lane 2022 ND 195
Docket No.: 20220164
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Interest of K.L.B. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 194
Docket No.: 20220177
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Dismissal of motion requesting termination of mother’s parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(8).

Interest of K.L.B. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 194
Docket No.: 20220177
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Ordahl v. Lykken, et al. 2022 ND 193
Docket No.: 20220115
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: Words are given their ordinary and popular meaning unless the words are used in a technical sense or given a special meaning.

The word “may” will only be construed as “must” where the content of the subject matter compels that construction.

Specific performance requires parties to perform their contractual promises, and therefore, is inconsistent with termination of the contract.

Specific performance is not an absolute right and equitable principles will be followed to determine if it is appropriate.

Ordahl v. Lykken, et al. 2022 ND 193
Docket No.: 20220115
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Williamson v. State 2022 ND 192
Docket No.: 20220186
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order denying an application for post-conviction relief is summarily reversed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(b).

Williamson v. State 2022 ND 192
Docket No.: 20220186
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Troubadour Oil & Gas v. Rustad, et al. 2022 ND 191
Docket No.: 20220196
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Supervision
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: This Court’s authority to issue supervisory writs is discretionary and is used only to rectify errors and prevent injustice in extraordinary cases where no adequate alternative remedy exists.

Whether the attorney-client privilege is waived depends on the circumstances of each case.

The discovery rules relating to work product do not apply to discovery of an expert’s information.

Disclosing a client or client representative as an expert witness is not a per se waiver of any privileges.

Troubadour Oil & Gas v. Rustad, et al. 2022 ND 191
Docket No.: 20220196
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Supervision
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Addai v. State 2022 ND 190
Docket No.: 20220044
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A defendant’s ability to waive their right to a public trial knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily, as declared in State v. Martinez, 2021 ND 42, ¶ 13, 956 N.W.2d 772, is not retroactive in application to previous cases as it is neither a substantive rule nor a rule that qualifies as watershed implicating the fundamental fairness and accuracy of a criminal proceeding.

Addai v. State 2022 ND 190
Docket No.: 20220044
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Kuntz v. State 2022 ND 189
Docket No.: 20220053
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: Whether a defendant is competent to enter a plea is a question of fact, and a district court’s finding on the issue will not be set aside unless clearly erroneous.

Conflicts in testimony are resolved in favor of affirmance, as we recognize the district court is in a superior position to assess credibility of witnesses and weigh the evidence.

In a post-conviction relief proceeding to withdraw a guilty plea, the defendant must prove a manifest injustice requires withdrawal of a guilty plea.

Kuntz v. State 2022 ND 189
Docket No.: 20220053
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Kratz v. State 2022 ND 188
Docket No.: 20220087
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A district court does not abuse its discretion when it dismisses an application for post-conviction relief where the applicant failed to provide any evidentiary support for the claims.

Kratz v. State 2022 ND 188
Docket No.: 20220087
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Knapp v. The Jones Financial Co., et al. 2022 ND 187
Docket No.: 20220140
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: Rule 43 of the North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure is intended to provide a mechanism for substitution of a party who dies after proceedings in the district court have concluded. Under Rule 43(a)(3), an attorney may file a notice of appeal on behalf of a decedent if he or she was “entitled to appeal” before dying. If a party dies during proceedings in the district court—i.e., before the party is entitled to appeal, North Dakota Rule of Civil Procedure 25 applies.

Knapp v. The Jones Financial Co., et al. 2022 ND 187
Docket No.: 20220140
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Goff v. NDDOT 2022 ND 186
Docket No.: 20220119
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Department of Transportation
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: The public does not have a right of access to a private parking lot for vehicular use when the lot is marked “private property” and a city ordinance makes such use unlawful when so marked.

The district court determines in the first instance whether an agency acted without substantial justification requiring an award of costs and attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.

Goff v. NDDOT 2022 ND 186
Docket No.: 20220119
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Department of Transportation
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Richardson v. Richardson, et al. 2022 ND 185
Docket No.: 20220163
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A district court order denying a motion to modify residential responsibility and denying a motion to reconsider is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7) and (4).

Richardson v. Richardson, et al. 2022 ND 185
Docket No.: 20220163
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

State v. Vickerman 2022 ND 184
Docket No.: 20220085
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A hearsay statement may be admitted as an exception if it illustrates the declarant’s state of mind, is relevant to the criminal act in question, and shows a defendant’s motive to engage in that act.

A life sentence with parole must include a calculation of the defendant’s life expectancy using the mandated mortality table.

State v. Vickerman 2022 ND 184
Docket No.: 20220085
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Wilkinson, et al. v. Bd. of University and School Lands of the State of N.D. 2022 ND 183
Docket No.: 20220037
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A person bringing a claim against the State for an injury shall present to the director of the office of management and budget within 180 days after the alleged injury is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered a written notice.

Civil conspiracy is a combination of two or more persons acting in concert to commit an unlawful act or to commit a lawful act by unlawful means, the principal element of which is an agreement between the parties to inflict a wrong against or injury upon another and an overt act that results in damages. A civil conspiracy generally requires the underlying act itself to be actionable as a tort claim.

A physical taking is where the government requires an owner to suffer a permanent physical invasion of her property. Total regulatory takings occur when regulations completely deprive an owner of all economically beneficial use of her property.

Unjust enrichment requires an enrichment, an impoverishment, a connection between the enrichment and the impoverishment, an absence of justification for the enrichment and impoverishment, and an absence of remedy provided by law.

Section 1983, 42 U.S.C., provides a cause of action against a state actor depriving a citizen of a constitutional right.

Wilkinson, et al. v. Bd. of University and School Lands of the State of N.D. 2022 ND 183
Docket No.: 20220037
Filing Date: 11/10/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Northern Oil & Gas v. EOG Resources, et al. 2022 ND 182
Docket No.: 20220133
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: A transfer in writing is called a grant. A grant takes effect upon its delivery. For a delivery to occur, a grantor must intend to pass title. Delivery of a grant with intent that title transfer upon some contingency or condition is prohibited. A conditional delivery is absolute.

The rules of contract interpretation apply to oil and gas leases. Contracts executed together concerning the same subject matter may be read and construed together, but they retain their separate identity. Extrinsic evidence, including another agreement, may not be used to alter the unambiguous terms of an oil and gas lease.

An unrecorded instrument encumbering real estate is valid as to those with notice of the instrument.

Northern Oil & Gas v. EOG Resources, et al. 2022 ND 182
Docket No.: 20220133
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

State v. Wilson 2022 ND 181
Docket No.: 20220123
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A criminal judgment entered following a jury verdict is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7).

State v. Wilson 2022 ND 181
Docket No.: 20220123
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Schmidt v. Hageness, et al. 2022 ND 180
Docket No.: 20220138
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Per Curiam

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 requirements under N.D.C.C. § 47-10-05.  

Schmidt v. Hageness, et al. 2022 ND 180
Docket No.: 20220138
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Per Curiam

Schmidt v. Hageness, et al. 2022 ND 179
Docket No.: 20220109
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Real Property
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

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 requirements under N.D.C.C. § 47-10-05.

Dismissal of motions for reconsideration are summarily affirmed for failing to meet grounds for relief under N.D.R.Civ.P. 59(j) or 60(b).

Schmidt v. Hageness, et al. 2022 ND 179
Docket No.: 20220109
Filing Date: 10/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Real Property
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Queen v. Martel, et al. 2022 ND 178
Docket No.: 20220121
Filing Date: 2/23/2023
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: An award of equal residential responsibility of a minor child is remanded to the district court to make specific findings of fact on whether the domestic violence rebuttable presumption under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-06.2(1)(j) is triggered and, if so, whether the presumption is rebutted.

Queen v. Martel, et al. 2022 ND 178
Docket No.: 20220121
Filing Date: 10/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Rekow v. Durheim 2022 ND 177
Docket No.: 20220073
Filing Date: 10/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: A petitioner for a disorderly conduct restraining order must allege specific facts or threats showing the acts are intended to affect the petitioner's safety, security, or privacy.

Rekow v. Durheim 2022 ND 177
Docket No.: 20220073
Filing Date: 10/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

State v. Pieper 2022 ND 176
Docket No.: 20220084
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A criminal judgment of driving under the influence and driving under suspension is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P.35.1(a)(2) and (7).

State v. Pieper 2022 ND 176
Docket No.: 20220084
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Lockwood (consolidated w/20220020 & 20220021) 2022 ND 175
Docket No.: 20220019
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Three amended criminal judgments are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(8) because the appellant’s brief did not contain the minimum requirements of N.D.R.App.P. 28.

State v. Lockwood (consolidated w/20220020 & 20220021) 2022 ND 175
Docket No.: 20220019
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Interest of T.L.E. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 174
Docket No.: 20220253
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Mental Health
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court’s orders for continuing hospitalization and involuntary treatment with medication are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Interest of T.L.E. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 174
Docket No.: 20220253
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Mental Health
Author: Per Curiam

Mayo v. Buchholz, et al. 2022 ND 173
Docket No.: 20220175
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order and amended judgment modifying parenting time is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(8).

Mayo v. Buchholz, et al. 2022 ND 173
Docket No.: 20220175
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Gomm v. Winterfeldt, et al. 2022 ND 172
Docket No.: 20220043
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: Jurisdiction to modify an existing child custody determination is made independent from registration and enforcement of a foreign determination.

The moving party under a motion to modify primary residential responsibility is permitted to file a reply brief but is not entitled to file supplemental evidentiary materials.

To establish a prima facie case for modification of primary residential responsibility, a party must show a general decline in the condition of the child or a change that has adversely affected the child.

An evidentiary hearing is not required if a party fails to make a prima facie case.

Gomm v. Winterfeldt, et al. 2022 ND 172
Docket No.: 20220043
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Whitetail Wave v. XTO Energy, et al. 2022 ND 171
Docket No.: 20220061
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: There is no right to appeal when there is not a final judgment.

The propriety of an appeal of a judgment which fails to resolve all of the claims is reviewable, even when none of the parties requested review.

Whitetail Wave v. XTO Energy, et al. 2022 ND 171
Docket No.: 20220061
Filing Date: 9/29/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Interest of A.C. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 169
Docket No.: 20220081
Filing Date: 6/8/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: While this Court defers to a tribe on its membership determinations, without consistent and clear factual findings supporting the application of ICWA and North Dakota heightened review for Indian families, this Court is unable to determine the father’s issues on appeal.

The Court retains jurisdiction and remands for the juvenile court to clarify its findings on ICWA and heightened state law and to hold additional evidentiary proceedings if necessary.

Hendrix, et al. v. Jaeger 2022 ND 168
Docket No.: 20220233
Filing Date: 9/7/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Mandamus
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: The Secretary of State misapplies the law by excluding qualified elector signatures on circulated petitions on the basis of a determination that a pattern of likely notary violations on some petitions permitted the wholesale invalidation of all signatures on all petitions that were sworn before the same notary.

Hendrix, et al. v. Jaeger 2022 ND 168
Docket No.: 20220233
Filing Date: 9/7/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Mandamus
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Interest of J.G. (CONFIDENTIAL) (consolidated w/20220190) 2022 ND 167
Docket No.: 20220189
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A juvenile court order terminating parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Interest of J.G. (CONFIDENTIAL) (consolidated w/20220190) 2022 ND 167
Docket No.: 20220189
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Newfield Exploration Company, et al. v. State, et al. 2022 ND 166
Docket No.: 20220022
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: An obligation arises from the parties’ contract or the operation of law.

A well operator has a statutory obligation to pay royalties to a mineral interest owner whether the interest is leased or unleased.

Newfield Exploration Company, et al. v. State, et al. 2022 ND 166
Docket No.: 20220022
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Kershaw v. Finnson, et al. 2022 ND 165
Docket No.: 20210355
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: Contradictory testimony is resolved in favor of affirmance on appeal.

Wholesale or verbatim adoption of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law is disapproved. However, wholesale adoption of proposed findings is not reason alone to reverse a court’s decision. Adopted findings will be affirmed if they adequately explain the rationale for the court’s decision and are not clearly erroneous.

Parenting time decisions must be made based on the best interests of the child. Absent a reason for denying it, some form of extended summer parenting time is routinely awarded.

An evidentiary decision will not be reversed unless the complaining party objected and the court’s decision affects a party’s substantial rights.

A successor judge must certify him or herself as familiar with the record under N.D.R.Civ.P. 63 to proceed with a trial or hearing that has been commenced by a judge who cannot complete it.

Kershaw v. Finnson, et al. 2022 ND 165
Docket No.: 20210355
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Sholy v. Cass Cty. Comm’n 2022 ND 164
Docket No.: 20220033
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Administrative Proceeding
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: An appeal from a decision of a county commission must be made within thirty days of the decision under N.D.C.C. § 28-34-01(1). The time to appeal commences when the commission votes to approve the decision.

Sholy v. Cass Cty. Comm’n 2022 ND 164
Docket No.: 20220033
Filing Date: 9/1/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Administrative Proceeding
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Vogt v. State 2022 ND 163
Docket No.: 20220058
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: The North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable in post-conviction relief proceedings to the extent they do not conflict with the Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act.

Application of the newly discovered evidence exception to the N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-01 statute of limitations for post-conviction relief petitions requires the petitioner allege that the newly discovered evidence would establish the petitioner did not engage in the criminal conduct for which he or she was convicted.

Issues that were not raised in the district court will not be addressed for the first time on appeal.

Vogt v. State 2022 ND 163
Docket No.: 20220058
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

State v. Doglod 2022 ND 162
Docket No.: 20220035
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A criminal judgment entered after a jury found the defendant guilty of terrorizing and criminal trespass is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a).

State v. Doglod 2022 ND 162
Docket No.: 20220035
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Per Curiam

Dieterle v. Dieterle n/k/a Hansen, et al. 2022 ND 161
Docket No.: 20220094
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: Orders denying a party permission to file new motions are not appealable.

An order imposing attorney’s fees may be appealable depending on whether the district court intended the order to be final.

A demand for a change of judge is invalid if it is filed more than ten days after the notice of assignment of a judge.

Dieterle v. Dieterle n/k/a Hansen, et al. 2022 ND 161
Docket No.: 20220094
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State v. Lyman 2022 ND 160
Docket No.: 20220023
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: Whether to grant a mistrial is within the district court’s discretion, which this Court will not reverse on appeal absent an abuse of such discretion.

In reviewing a claim of prosecutorial misconduct, this Court first determines whether the prosecutor’s actions were misconduct, then examines whether the misconduct had prejudicial effect.

The purpose of an opening statement is to inform the jury about the case and to outline to the jury the proof the State expects to present.

Curative jury instructions will generally remove prejudice caused by improper statements because the jury is presumed to follow the district court’s instruction.

State v. Lyman 2022 ND 160
Docket No.: 20220023
Filing Date: 8/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Procive v. WSI 2022 ND 159
Docket No.: 20220067
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Workers Compensation
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: Under N.D.C.C. § 65-10-01, a claimant may appeal from a final action of Workforce Safety and Insurance to the district court of the county where the injury was inflicted or of the county in which they reside, and the claimant has the burden to show the district court has jurisdiction.

Procive v. WSI 2022 ND 159
Docket No.: 20220067
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Workers Compensation
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Puklich v. Puklich, et al. 2022 ND 158
Docket No.: 20220062
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: The doctrine of issue preclusion bars relitigation of issues decided in a prior action.

To bring a derivative action on behalf of a partnership, a litigant must be a partner at the time the action is commenced.

Puklich v. Puklich, et al. 2022 ND 158
Docket No.: 20220062
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

State v. Pulkrabek (consolidated with 20220011 - 20220013) 2022 ND 157
Docket No.: 20220010
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: The Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act applies to instances where a detainer has been filed against a person imprisoned in a correctional institution in the state of North Dakota.

The Detainers Act requires trial to take place within 90 days of filing a request for disposition of pending charges subject to exceptions.

Counsel can waive trial within 90 days under the Detainers Act.

Criminal defendants are entitled to counsel at all critical stages of prosecution.

A critical stage of prosecution is a time in which counsel’s absence might derogate from the criminal defendant’s right to a fair trial.

State v. Pulkrabek (consolidated with 20220011 - 20220013) 2022 ND 157
Docket No.: 20220010
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Great Plains Royalty Corp. v. Earl Schwartz Co., et al. 2022 ND 156
Docket No.: 20220052
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the court’s power to hear and determine the general subject involved in the action.

The United States Bankruptcy Code vested the bankruptcy trustee with title to the bankrupt’s assets.

Upon an appeal from a civil judgment, this Court may modify the judgment to correct an error.

Section 28-26-06(2), N.D.C.C., requires disbursements to the prevailing party for procuring evidence in preparation or use at trial.

Great Plains Royalty Corp. v. Earl Schwartz Co., et al. 2022 ND 156
Docket No.: 20220052
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Oil, Gas and Minerals
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State, et al. v. Faber 2022 ND 155
Docket No.: 20210358
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: A district court may allow a child who is of sufficient maturity to testify about his or her preferences relating to residential responsibility.

A district court generally cannot delegate to anyone the power to decide questions of residential responsibility.

A district court may not rely solely on a child’s wishes when deciding residential responsibility.

State, et al. v. Faber 2022 ND 155
Docket No.: 20210358
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Hamburger v. Hamburger 2022 ND 154
Docket No.: 20220051
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A vested child support obligation cannot be retroactively modified.

The child support guidelines contemplate child support payments by the parent without primary residential responsibility to the parent with primary residential responsibility.

Parties generally bear their own attorney’s fees unless the fees are expressly authorized by statute.

Hamburger v. Hamburger 2022 ND 154
Docket No.: 20220051
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

State v. Netterville 2022 ND 153
Docket No.: 20220017
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: An amended judgment entered after revocation must total up all time served for the offense, including time served on the original sentence and time served prior to the revocation hearing, to ensure a defendant does not serve more than the maximum possible sentence for the offense.

State v. Netterville 2022 ND 153
Docket No.: 20220017
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

B.C. v. NDDHS 2022 ND 152
Docket No.: 20220100
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Administrative Proceeding
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: Deference is given to an administrative agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own regulations.

Administrative regulation for excluding autism voucher program funding as a parental responsibility did not involve complex and technical matters calling for agency expertise, and the Department of Human Services’ interpretation was not entitled to appreciable deference.

B.C. v. NDDHS 2022 ND 152
Docket No.: 20220100
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Administrative Proceeding
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Sailer, et al. v. Sailer, et al. 2022 ND 151
Docket No.: 20220050
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A court’s determination that a nonparent did not establish a prima facie case to support an award of nonparent visitation is reviewed de novo.

If the nonparent fails to plead a prima facie case that the nonparent “[i]s a consistent caretaker; or . . . [h]as a substantial relationship with the child and denial of custody or visitation would result in harm to the child,” a court shall dismiss the petition for nonparent visitation.

Sailer, et al. v. Sailer, et al. 2022 ND 151
Docket No.: 20220050
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Northwest Landowners Association v. State, et al. 2022 ND 150
Docket No.: 20210148
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Constitutional Law
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: To resolve a facial challenge, we need only interpret the challenged legislation and the relevant constitutional provisions to determine whether there is a conflict.

North Dakota law has long established that surface owners have a property interest in pore space.

Surface owners have a right to compensation for the use of their pore space for disposal and storage operations.

Government-authorized physical invasions of property constitute the “clearest sort of taking” and therefore are a per se taking.

A statute that strips surface owners of their right to possess, use, and exclude others from pore space within their lands and assigns that right to oil and gas operators without surface owners’ consent or compensation is a per se taking.

It is a fundamental principle that a statute may be constitutional in one part and unconstitutional in another part and that if the valid part is severable from the rest, the portion which is constitutional may stand.

42 U.S.C. § 1988 authorizes attorney’s fees to a prevailing challenger of a federal constitutional claim in state court against the state or a state official sued in his or her official capacity regardless of whether §§ 1983 and 1988 are expressly pled in the complaint.

Northwest Landowners Association v. State, et al. 2022 ND 150
Docket No.: 20210148
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Constitutional Law
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

State v. Pendleton 2022 ND 149
Docket No.: 20210287
Filing Date: 8/4/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: Brief sidebars or bench conferences conducted during trial to address routine evidentiary or administrative issues outside the hearing of the jury ordinarily will not implicate the public trial right.

Non-public exchanges between counsel and the court on such technical legal issues and routine administrative problems do not hinder the objectives which the Court in Waller observed were fostered by public trials.

If it would be unreasonable to conclude the defendant’s absence had any effect on the proceedings or the result, such an error is harmless and does not warrant a reversal.

We consider jury instructions as a whole, and determine whether they correctly and adequately inform the jury of the applicable law, even though part of the instructions when standing alone may be insufficient or erroneous.

If juror misconduct is noticed and the criminal defendant does not object or request a mistrial, reversal requires obvious error. We exercise our power to consider obvious error cautiously and only in exceptional situations where the defendant has suffered serious injustice.

This Court has carved out a narrow exception to the general rule that statutes are not retroactive unless expressly declared so by the Legislature when the statute in question involves an ameliorating penal amendment to a criminal statute.

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