North Dakota, State of et al v. Swanson et al
Plaintiff: Missouri River Basin Municipal Power Agency, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., North Dakota, State of, Industrial Commission of North Dakota, Lignite Energy Council, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, North American Coal Corporation, The and Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership
Defendant: Phyllis Reha, J. Dennis O'Brien, Betsy Wergin, Mike Rothman, Lori Swanson, Ellen Anderson and David C. Boyd
Case Number: 0:2011cv03232
Filed: November 2, 2011
Court: US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Office: DMN Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Steven E Rau
Presiding Judge: Susan Richard Nelson
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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December 15, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 243 ORDER denying 239 Motion for Review of Taxation of Costs. See Order for Briefing Schedule for Plaintiffs' Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Nontaxable Costs. (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 12/15/14. (SMD)
April 18, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 210 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER : 1. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 128] is DENIED IN PART and DENIED AS MOOT IN PART, as set forth in the order; 2. Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 135] is GRANTED IN PAR T and DENIED AS MOOT IN PART, as set forth in the order; 3. Defendants and their successors in office are hereby enjoined from enforcing Minn. Stat. § 216H.03, subd. 3(2)-(3); 4. Plaintiffs are not awarded their attorneys' fees incurred in this action; and 5. Defendants' Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Demand for a Jury Trial, Amend the Scheduling Order, and Set the Case for a Trial to the Court [Doc. No. 123] is DENIED AS MOOT (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 4/18/14. (LPH)
February 15, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER: 1. Movants' Objections [Doc. No. 67] to the Magistrate Judge's December 21, 2012 Order [Doc. No. 63] are OVERRULED; 2. Defendants' Objections [Doc. No. 70] to the Magistrate Judge's December 12, 2012 Order [Doc. No. 63] are OVERRULED; 3. The Magistrate Judge's December 12, 2012 Order [Doc. No. 63] is AFFIRMED; and 4. Movants' Motion to Permissively Intervene in the action [Doc. No. 33] is DENIED (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 2/15/13. (LPH)
September 30, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 11 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 09/30/2012. (BML)
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Defendant: Phyllis Reha
Represented By: Jeanne M Cochran
Represented By: John S Garry
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Defendant: J. Dennis O'Brien
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Defendant: Betsy Wergin
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Defendant: Mike Rothman
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Defendant: Lori Swanson
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Defendant: Ellen Anderson
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Defendant: David C. Boyd
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Plaintiff: Missouri River Basin Municipal Power Agency
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Plaintiff: Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
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Plaintiff: North Dakota, State of
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Plaintiff: Industrial Commission of North Dakota
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Plaintiff: Lignite Energy Council
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Plaintiff: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Represented By: Thomas H Boyd
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Plaintiff: North American Coal Corporation, The
Represented By: Thomas H Boyd
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Plaintiff: Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership
Represented By: Thomas H Boyd
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