RULE 7.1 JUDGMENTS, ORDERS AND DECREES
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(d) Satisfaction of Judgment for Money When Judgment Creditor Cannot Be Found.
(1) Motion to Satisfy. A judgment for money, if no execution is outstanding and the time for appeal has expired, may be satisfied by the court upon written motion of the debtor supported by affidavit stating:
a. the amount, the judgment balance, accrued interest, and costs;
b. that after the exercise of due diligence the judgment creditor and his the judgment creditor's attorney cannot be found or that the judgment creditor or his the judgment creditor'sattorney has failed or refused to deliver a satisfaction of judgment upon being tendered the amount due; and
c. that notice of the motion has been sent by mail or third-party commercial carrier to the judgment creditor and his the judgment creditor'sattorney at their respective last known addresses.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Rule 7.1 was amended, effective March 1, 1994; ______________________.
Rule 7.1 was amended, effective March 1, 1994, in response to GeoStar Corp. v. Parkway Petroleum, Inc., 495 N.W.2d 61, 65-66 (N.D. 1993) and Disciplinary Action Against Wilson, 461 N.W.2d 105 (N.D. 1990). The amendment to subdivision (a) requires the prevailing party to prepare a draft of the order or decree whenever the court makes a ruling other than in the course of trial. Former subdivision (a) also required the prevailing party to prepare drafts of the order, order for judgment, or decree to be entered, whenever the court made a final determination in an action.
New subdivisions (b) and (c) were added. Former subdivision (b) was changed to subdivision (d). New subdivision (b) concerns the preparation of findings of fact and conclusions of law under Rule 52(a), NDRCivP. New subdivision (c) was added to provide notice to all parties and to prevent ex parte contact with the court.
Subdivision (d) was amended, effective _________________, to allow a notice of the motion to satisfy to be sent via commercial carrier as an alternative to mail.
SOURCES: Procedure Committee Minutes of ___________________; April 29-30, 1993, page 11; January 28-29, 1993, pages 9-10.
CROSS REFERENCE: Rules 52 (Findings by the Court), and 60 (Relief From Judgment of Order), NDRCivP.