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Joint Procedure Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, April 25, 2002 @ 11:00 AM

Agenda
April 25-26, 2002 Meeting
Fargo 

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I. Roll Call and Preliminaries

II. Minutes of January 24-25, 2002, Meeting 1

III. Old Business

    1. Rule 25, N.D.R.App.P. ; Filing and Service

      The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.App.P. 25 that would allow the Supreme Court to accept electronically filed documents.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 25 22
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 25 25
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 25 29
      4. 8th Cir.R. 25A 31
      5. Washington E-mail Filing Policy 32
      6. North Carolina Electronic Filing Instructions 35
      7. Emerging Electronic Filing Court Rules and Standards 39
      8. GSU E-Filing White Paper Summary 43
      9. Arizona St.S.Ct.R. 124 50

Rule 3.3, N.D.R.Ct. ; Change of Judge for Postjudgment Motion or Proceeding

The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.Ct. 3.3 allowing postjudgment judge reassignments in child support matters.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 3.3 53
      2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 3.3 56
      3. E-mail from Judge Wefald 58
      4. N.D. Const. art. VI, §§ 3, 8 59
      5. N.C.C.C. §§ 27-05-06, 29-15-21 61

Appendix F, N.D.R.Ct. ; Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement Form;
Rule 16, N.D.R.Civ.P. ; Pretrial Conferences, Scheduling, Management;
Rule 40, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Assignment of Cases for Trial

The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.Ct. Appendix F, N.D.R.Civ.P. 16, and N.D.R.Civ.P. 40 related to scheduling information and scheduling orders in civil cases.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 8.8 64
      2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. Appendix F (alt 1) 66
      3. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. Appendix F (alt 2) 70 
      4. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 16 73
      5. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 40 79
      6. F.R.Civ.P. 16 84

Rule 23, N.D.R.Civ.P. ; Class Actions

The Committee will consider whether it is necessary to further amend N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 to bring it into conformity with F.R.Civ.P. 23.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 23 87
      2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 (with amendments as approved) 90
      3. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 (federal alternative) 96
      4. F.R.Civ.P. 23 121

Rule 34, N.D.R.App.P. ; Oral Arguments

The Committee will consider amendments to N.D.R.App.P. 34 giving the Supreme Court more flexibility regarding oral arguments.

    1. Memorandum on Rule 34 123
    2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 34 124
    3. F.R.App.P. 34 127

IV. New Business

    1. Uniform Mediation Act

      The Committee will consider whether to include the provisions of the Uniform Mediation Act in the procedural rules.

      1. Memorandum on Mediation 128
      2. Executive Summary 129
      3. Uniform Mediation Act 130

Rule 2.2, N.D.R.Ct.; Facsimile Transmission

The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.Ct. 2.2 removing the requirement that the original order or warrant be filed in cases where a facsimile transmission was made.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 2.2 142
      2. Proposed N.D.R.Ct. 2.2 143
      3. Letter from Ted Gladden 145

Rule 47, N.D.R.Civ.P.; Jurors

The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D.R.Civ.P. 47 clarifying the language of the rule.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 47 146
      2. Proposed N.D.R.Civ.P. 47 147
      3. Letter from Judge Holum 151
      4. Staiger v. Gaarder, 258 N.W.2d 641 (1977) 153

Rule 13, N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R.; Judicial Referees

The Committee will consider an amendment to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 13 clarifying service requirements for judicial referee orders.

      1. Memorandum on Rule 13 159
      2. Proposed N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 13 160
      3. Letter from Penny Miller 162
      4. Letter from Judge Christofferson 163

Appellate Rule Revisions

The Committee will consider amendments to the N.D.R.App.P. patterned after the 1998 revisions to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

    1. Rule 35, N.D.R.App.P.; Scope of Review

      1. Memorandum on Rule 35 164
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 35 165
      3. N.D.C.C. § 28-27-31 169

    2. Rule 36, N.D.R.App.P.; Entry of Judgment

      1. Memorandum on Rule 36 170
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 36 171
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 36 173

    3. Rule 37, N.D.R.App.P.; Interest on Judgment

      1. Memorandum on Rule 37 174
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 37 175
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 37 176

    4. Rule 38, N.D.R.App.P. ; Damages and Costs--Frivolous Appeal or Dilatory Prosecution of Appeal

      1. Memorandum on Rule 38 177
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 38 178
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 38 180
      4. Halverson v. Pet, Inc. 260 N.W.2d 11 (N.D. 1977) 181

    5. Rule 39, N.D.R.App.P.; Costs

      1. Memorandum on Rule 39 183
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 39 185
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 39 189

    6. Rule 40, N.D.R.App.P. ; Petition for Rehearing

      1. Memorandum on Rule 40 190
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 40 191
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 40 194

    7. Rule 41, N.D.R.App.P. ; Mandate; Contents; Issuance; Effective Date; Stay

      1. Memorandum on Rule 41 195
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 41 196
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 41 199

    8. Rule 42, N.D.R.App.P. ; Dismissal

      1. Memorandum on Rule 42 200
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 42 201
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 42 203

    9. Rule 43, N.D.R.App.P. ; Substitution of Parties

      1. Memorandum on Rule 43 204
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 43 205
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 43 208

    10. Rule 45, N.D.R.App.P. ; Duties of Clerk

      1. Memorandum on Rule 45 209
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 45 210
      3. Fed.R.App.P. 45 214

    11. Rule 47, N.D.R.App.P. ; Uniform Certification of Questions of Law

      1. Memorandum on Rule 47 215 
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 47 216 

    12. Rule 47.1, N.D.R.App.P.; Certification of Questions of Law By District Court

      1. Memorandum on Rule 47.1 221 
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 47.1 223 
      3. Memorandum from Tom Tudor 228
      4. Letter from John Kapsner 230
      5. E-mail Response from Judge Simonson 231
      6. N.D.C.C. ch. 32-24. 232

    13. Rule 49, N.D.R.App.P.; Effective Date; Statutes and Rules Superseded

      1. Memorandum on Rule 49 236 
      2. Proposed N.D.R.App.P. 49 237