IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
| Wolfgang Falke, | ) |
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| Appellant, | ) |
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| City of Fairbanks Council, et al, | ) |
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) Supreme Court Case NO. S-08021 |
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Appellee. |
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) Trial Court Case # 4FA-96-02423CI |
APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NIESJE J. STEINKRUGER, JUDGE
BRIEF OF APPELLANTS
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Wolfgang Falke,
Appellant,
918 Seventh Avenue,
Fairbanks, Ak. 99701
Filed in the Supreme Court
of the State of Alaska the
_______ day of July, 1997.
By: ____________________
(Deputy Clerk)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Cases and Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Court Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Constitutional Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Home Rule Charter for the City of Fairbanks, Alaska . . . . vi Alaska Statutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . 1 List of all parties to the case: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 STATEMENT OF ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW . . . 2 STATEMENT OF CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3STANDARD OF REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
A R G U M E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN HOLDING THAT
THE PLAINTIFFS HAVE NO RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL
AND BY DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR A
TRIAL BY JURY AND THE TRIAL COURT EXCEEDED
ITS JURISDICTION WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO
DETERMINE THE FACTS WITHOUT A JURY. . . 17
III. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Wolfgang Falke v.