Case Title: Wheeler v. Schmalenberger

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Docket Number: 20160361

State: north-dakota

Court: North Dakota Supreme Court

Date: 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z

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Wheeler v. Schmalenberger  Court Description: Order granting summary judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (6). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2017 ND 38 Leroy K. Wheeler, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Robyn T. Schmalenberger, Patrick Branson, Leann K. Bertsch, Steve Heit & Jane or John Does involved, Defendants and Appellees No. 20160361 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable James S. Hill, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Leroy K. Wheeler, self-represented, P.O. Box 5521, Bismarck, N.D. 58506, plaintiff and appellant; submitted on brief. Matthew A. Sagsveen, Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, 500 North Ninth Street, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-4509, for defendants and appellees; submitted on brief. Wheeler v. SchmalenbergerNo. 20160361 Per Curiam. [¶1] Leroy Wheeler appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment and dismissing his complaint alleging that individuals employed at the North Dakota State Penitentiary violated his constitutional rights by confiscating a letter he had mailed. We conclude there is no genuine issue of material fact. Summary judgment dismissing the action is supported by the record, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to appoint counsel. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (6). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Carol Ronning Kapsner