Riemers v. State of North Dakota

20070317 Roland C. Riemers, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
State of North Dakota, North
Dakota State Fair Association,
Gary Knell, personally and as
President of State Fair Association,
Bob Wagoner, personally and as
State Fair Manager, and Renae
Korslien, personally and as
Concessionaire Manager, Defendants and Appellees

Appeal from: District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County
Judge Lawrence E. Jahnke
Nature of Action: Constitutional Law
Counsel:
Appellant: Pro se
Appellee: Douglas Alan Bahr , Att. General Office
Term: 03/2008   Argument: 03/27/2008  11:00am
ND cite: 2008 ND 101
NW cite: 750 N.W.2d 407

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
I.Did the district court err by including non-attorney fees in an award of attorney fees?
II.Did the district court err by awarding attorney fees to the Attorney General?
III.Did the district court err by not following N.D.R.Civ.P. Rule 54(e) by not requiring a motion before having a hearing?
IV.Did the district court err by not requiring the State to support its Affidavit with testimony and by not allowing Riemers to cross examine State witnesses?
V.Did the district court err by not requiring the State to show that it not only billed Risk Management for services, but that Risk Management really paid for these services?
VI.Did the district court and this Court err by ignoring the American Rule and thus attorney fees should never have been awarded to begin with?

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Docket entries:
110/29/2007 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 10/25/2007
211/20/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL Not forwarded with the record was No. 51 (Steno Notes)
311/21/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
411/21/2007 E-FILED MOTION (MAT)
511/26/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT). Granted: 01/03/2008
601/03/2008 APPELLANT BRIEF
701/03/2008 APPELLANT APPENDIX
801/03/2008 DISK-atb (electronic)
901/22/2008 APPELLEE BRIEF
1001/22/2008 DISK-AEB (Electronic)
1101/25/2008 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Schmalenberger, Allan L.
1201/25/2008 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Holte, Robert W.
1301/28/2008 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Riskedahl, Burt L.
1401/28/2008 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 1-22-08 (Entry Nos. 59 & 60)
1501/28/2008 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Goodman, Ronald E.
1603/27/2008 APPEARANCES: Roland C. Riemers; Douglas A. Bahr
1703/27/2008 ARGUED: Riemers; Bahr
1803/27/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
1906/02/2008 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED
2006/02/2008 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Crothers, Daniel John
2106/02/2008 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of appellees
2206/03/2008 Judgment E-Mailed to Parties
2306/24/2008 MANDATE
2406/30/2008 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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