Holkesvig v. Maring

Filed 6/2/16 by Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2016 ND 109 Randy Holkesvig, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Mary Muehlen Maring, in her Individual capacity and official capacity as a former North Dakota Supreme Court Justice and currently sitting as a Surrogate Judge, and the State of North Dakota, Defendants and Appellees No. 20150247 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia Feland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Randy Holkesvig, self-represented, P.O. Box 82, Fargo, N.D. 58107-0082, plaintiff and appellant; on brief. Douglas A. Bahr, Office of the Attorney General, 500 North Ninth Street, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-4509, for defendants and appellees; on brief. Holkesvig v. Maring No. 20150247 Per Curiam. [¶1] Randy Holkesvig appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint against the State and former Justice Mary Muehlen Maring and from a district court order denying his motion for relief. The district court dismissed Holkesvig’s complaint under N.D.R.Civ.P. 12(b), concluding it did not have jurisdiction because Holkesvig did not comply with the procedural requirements established in Holkesvig v. Rost , 2015 ND 67, ¶ 4, 861 N.W.2d 488. Holkesvig moved for relief, and the district court denied his motion because Holkesvig did not file and serve notice of the motion as N.D.R.Ct. 3.2 requires and he failed to identify the rule under which he moved for relief. Holkesvig argues the district court erred in dismissing his complaint, because a petition for rehearing was still pending in Rost and a mandate had not been issued when the State moved to dismiss. He also argues the court erred in denying his motion for relief. We recently addressed these arguments in Holkesvig v. VandeWalle , 2016 ND 107. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4), (6), and (7). [¶2] Dale V. Sandstrom, Acting C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Carol Ronning Kapsner Ronald E. Goodman, S.J. [¶3] The Honorable Ronald E. Goodman, S.J., sitting in place of VandeWalle, C.J., disqualified.