Opinion ID: 2227881
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Mootness: Practice Tip: Ponec's House.

Text: As his first assignment of error, Ponec claimed that for a variety of reasons the constructive trust imposed on his house in Elkhorn is improper. At oral argument of this case on January 8, 1999, counsel for both the parties stipulated that in view of the fact that the house had been disposed of, the appellate issue pertaining to the imposition of the constructive trust on the house is moot. We therefore, treat the issue of the constructive trust on the house as moot. Where a party or parties are aware that appellate issues have become moot during the pendency of the appeal and such mootness is not reflected in the record, in the interest of judicial economy, a party may file a suggestion of mootness in the Nebraska Supreme Court or Nebraska Court of Appeals as to the issue or issues claimed to be moot. Compare, Neb. Ct. R. of Prac. 7C (rev.1996), providing for a suggestion of mootness in prison disciplinary and postconviction cases. A suggestion of mootness as to some but not all issues is in addition to, but not a substitute for, a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction due to mootness of the entire appeal under rule 7B(1).