Anderson v. Lamm

Citations

• 999 N.W.2d 627
• 2023 ND 249

Syllabus

The Court does not issue advisory opinions and will ordinarily dismiss a moot appeal. An appeal is moot when there is no actual controversy left to be determined because events have occurred that make it impossible for the Court to issue relief. There is an exception to the rule against advisory opinions for appeals from district court decisions that continue to have adverse collateral consequences for an appellant. For the collateral consequences exception to apply, there must be a reasonable possibility that collateral consequences will occur. This requires an examination of the specific circumstances of a case. The issuance of a disorderly conduct restraining order without evidence to support a finding that a respondent engaged in disorderly conduct amounts to an abuse of discretion.