Schatz v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation , 929 N.W.2d 538 ( 2019 )

Filed 6/27/19 by Clerk of Supreme Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2019 ND 150Michael Aaron Schatz, Appellant
v.
North Dakota Department of Transportation, Appellee
No. 20190068
Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial
District, the Honorable Bruce A. Romanick, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Danny L. Herbel, Bismarck, ND, for appellant; submitted on brief.
Michael T. Pitcher, Office of Attorney General, Bismarck, ND, for appellee;
submitted on brief.
Schatz v. N.D. Dep’t of Transportation
No. 20190068
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Michael Schatz appeals from a district court judgment affirming a North
Dakota Department of Transportation (“DOT”) decision suspending his driving
privileges. On August 25, 2018, Schatz was pulled over by an officer with the
Bismarck Police Department and arrested for driving under the influence. Schatz was
issued a temporary operator’s permit, and the officer’s “Report and Notice Form” was
forwarded to the DOT. Schatz requested an administrative hearing. Following the
hearing, the hearing officer issued findings of fact, conclusions of law, and decision
suspending Schatz’s driving privileges for 91 days. Schatz argues the Report and
Notice form did not sufficiently articulate reasonable grounds to believe Schatz was
driving under the influence. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).
See Sutton v. N.D. Dep’t of Transp., 2019 ND 132, ¶ 8, 927 N.W.2d 93.
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jon J. Jensen
Lisa Fair McEvers
Daniel J. Crothers
Jerod E. Tufte
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