BRIGHAM OIL & GAS v. BD. OF UNIV. & SCHOOL LANDS

No. 4:11-cv-058.

866 F.Supp.2d 1082 (2012)

BRIGHAM OIL AND GAS, L.P., Plaintiff, v. NORTH DAKOTA BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Northwestern Division.

June 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Bender , Michael D. Schoepf , Amy L. De Kok , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Bismarck, ND, for Plaintiff.

Charles M. Carvell , Hope L. Hogan , Jennifer L. Verleger , Attorney General's Office, Bismarck, ND, Kent A. Reierson , Crowley Fleck, PLLP, Marlyce A. Wilder , Greg W. Hennessy , Hennessy Law Office, Williston, ND, Richard B. Allyn , Aaron R. Fahrenkrog , Andrew J. Pieper , Breita A. Linnell , Jan M. Conlin , Katie Crosby Lehmann , Sara A. Poulos , Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciersi LLP, Thomas J. Conlin , Conlin Law Firm, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, Scott M. Knudsvig , Pringle & Herigstad PC, Minot, ND, Dennis E. Johnson , Johnson Law Office, Watford City, ND, for Defendants.

Jerome Bakke, Grand Forks, ND, pro se.

Curtis Bakke, Sandy, UT, pro se.

Sherrie Dee Bakke, Sandy, UT, pro se.

Lois C. Zeigler, Peoria, IL, pro se.

Shirley L. Schwab Trust Under Trust Agreement Dated March 5, 1999, Peoria, IL, pro se.

Gary S. Schwab, Springfield, IL, pro se.


ORDER FOR REMAND

DANIEL L. HOVLAND, District Judge.

The Court issues this order to remand the case to permit the North Dakota state courts to decide the important state law issues presented.

I. BACKGROUND

This lawsuit involves a dispute over mineral rights in and under the "shore zone" of the Missouri River. The "shore zone" is the area between the ordinary high water mark and the ordinary low water mark of navigable...

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