The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2014 Gavel Magazine | Page 23

argument may be unnecessary in a
particular case. The appellant is only
expected to provide the Court notice
of the issues of which the appellant is
aware at the time the notice of appeal
is filed.
Rule 4 (a) was amended to add
the words “however titled” to the
language authorizing extension of
the appeal period for the filing of
certain motions. This amendment
was made so it would be clear that
the substance – not the title – of
a motion determines whether the
motion is of a type that will trigger
an extension.
In a minor change, the title of Rule
24 was amended to replace “brief ”
with “statement.” This change was
intended to clarify that the document
filed by an indigent defendant stating
additional grounds for review does
not need to comply with all the
formal requirements of a “brief.”
Rule 32(c) was amended to clarify
that paragraph numbers are
required not only in briefs, but in all
documents submitted to the Court,
unless a specific stated exception
applies.
Finally, a form and style change was
made to Rules 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 21,
25, 31, 32, 34, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45
and 47 to replace “supreme court
clerk” with “clerk of the supreme
court.”

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