Opinion ID: 4561142
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: conclusion

Text: Candyland failed to seek district court review in the mode and manner provided by the statute. By failing to serve the summons and a copy of the petition on the citizen objectors within 30 days, it failed to timely petition for review. The district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the APA. We likewise lack subject matter jurisdiction, and we dismiss Candyland’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Appeal dismissed. Funke, J., participating on briefs. Miller-Lerman, J., concurring. I concur in the opinion of the court but write separately to remark on a too frequent undesirable trend in the process. This is one of a number of recent cases in which the State, appearing here for the Commission, introduced a new theory for the first time at appellate oral argument. See, e.g., State v. Vann, ante p. 91, ___ N.W.2d ___ (2020) (Miller-Lerman, J., concurring). Ordinarily, an appellate court will not consider an argument made for the first time on appeal. State v. Kruse, 303 Neb. 799, 931 N.W.2d 148 (2019); Siedlik v. Nissen, 303 Neb. 784, 931 N.W.2d 439 (2019). However, we have recognized that a jurisdictional argument can be tendered for the first time on appeal. Davis v. State, 297 Neb. 955, 902 N.W.2d 165 (2017). At oral argument, the Commission asserted that Candyland had 180 days rather than 30 days to serve the nongovernmental parties. Thus, the case required supplemental briefing, after which the Commission asserted service was required in 180 days, the City of Omaha asserted 30 days, and Candyland asserted 180 days. In my view, it is more respectful of the adversarial and judicial process to raise a critical issue at the first opportunity and throughout the proceedings, rather than at the last appearance of the case.