In the Matter of a Petition to Permit Temporary Provision of Legal Services by Qualified Attorneys From Outside North Dakota

Summary

The North Dakota Supreme Court extended the deadline for certain qualified attorneys from outside North Dakota to comply with Rule 3(A) of the North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules in criminal cases arising from Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The Court extended the deadline to January 31, 2019, for cases in which prosecution was delayed because of outstanding warrants and left the remaining provisions of its November 15, 2018 order in effect.

Holdings

1. The deadline for compliance with Rule 3(A) of the North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules was extended to January 31, 2019, for cases in which prosecution was delayed because of outstanding warrants.
2. All provisions of the November 15, 2018 order other than the specified deadline extension remained in effect.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court should extend the deadline for compliance with Rule 3(A) of the North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules for cases whose prosecution was delayed by outstanding warrants.

Disposition

other