Case Title: CHARLES L. SNYDER V. DIRECT MERCHANTS CR

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State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 2006-06-20T00:00:00Z

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CHARLES L. SNYDER V. DIRECT MERCHANTS CR2006 WY 86138 P.3d 675Case Number: 05-254Decided: 06/20/2006By Court Order,

Per Curiam Opinions are considered unpublished dispositions and should not be cited as authority.
APRIL 
TERM, A.D. 2006

 
 
CHARLES 
L. SNYDER,

 
 
Appellant

(Defendant),

 
 
v.

 
 
DIRECT 
MERCHANTS CR,

 
 
Appellee

(Plaintiff).

 
 

Appeal 
from the DistrictCourtofNatronaCounty

The 
Honorable David B. Park, Judge

 
 

Representing 
Appellant:

            
Pro se.

 
 

Representing 
Appellee:

No 
appearance.                    

 
 
Before 
VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL*, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.

 
 
*Chief 
Justice at time of expedited conference.

 
 
PER 
CURIAM.

 
 
[¶1]      Pro se appellant, Charles L. Snyder, 
appeals from a summary judgment in a debt collection action.  Pursuant to Wyoming Rule of Appellate 
Procedure 1.03, we summarily affirm the district court's 
order.

 
 

ISSUES

 
 
[¶2]      Mr. Snyder claims 
these thirteen questions must be answered:

 
 
1.      What part of a 
"0" balance do I owe?

 
 
2.      Who is Direct 
Market CR?

 
 
3.      Where and how 
does the "0" balance become a very large figure of $11,138.74 and who does this 
amount go to if I paid the amount?

 
 
4.      Did Direct Market 
Bank accept payment form a third party?

 
 
5.      Is Rocky employed 
by DMCR[], whatever that is?

 
 
6.      Direct Market 
Bank sold their rights to collect [without] my consent "Against the Law", Fair 
Debt Collection Act, this is illegal?

 
 
7.      Failure to answer 
twice the request for a []Creditor Disclosure Statement?

 
 
8.      Failure of 
consideration with Rocky for his people, I owe him nothing for his 
services?

 
 
9.      No Valid contract 
in writing with Rocky.

 
 
10.    Venue has not been 
established?

 
 
11.    Is Direct Market Bank 
licensed to do business in Wyoming?

 
 
12.    This whole affair has been 
delayed for 11 months, is this very timely[?]

 
 
13.    I did not receive any 
"Justice" or my day in court, they did not recognize my defense because it was 
not in the proper legal form?  Is 
there any "Justice" left in Wyoming[?]

 
 

FACTS

 
 
[¶3]      Mr. Snyder was 
issued a MasterCard credit card by Direct Merchants Bank (Direct 
Merchants).  In November of 2004, 
Direct Merchants filed a complaint alleging Mr. Snyder had defaulted under the 
terms of the cardholder agreement.  
Direct Merchants sought a principal sum of $9,987.22, interest in the 
amount of $615.60, costs in the amount of $80.00, and attorney's fees pursuant 
to the terms of the cardholder agreement.  
On September 29, 2005, the district court entered summary judgment in 
favor of Direct Merchants, awarding damages in the total amount of $11,626.91, 
including $9,987.22 in principal, $1,114.69 in interest, $100.00 in costs, and 
$425.00 in attorney's fees.  Mr. 
Snyder appeals from the district court's judgment.

 
 
DISCUSSION

 
 
[¶4]      Appeals to this 
Court are governed by the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.  W.R.A.P. 1.02.  A party's failure to comply with the 
appellate rules "is ground . . . for such action as the appellate court deems 
appropriate, including but not limited to:  
refusal to consider the offending party's contentions; assessment of 
costs; dismissal; and affirmance."  
W.R.A.P. 1.03; Nathan v. Am. 
Global Univ., 2005 WY 64, ¶ 4, 113 P.3d 32, 33 (Wyo. 
2005).

 
 
[¶5]      Mr. Snyder has 
failed to comply with the appellate rules in numerous respects.  His notice of appeal does not have an 
appendix containing all pleadings asserting a claim for relief and the final 
order as required by W.R.A.P. 2.07(b)(1) and (3).  His brief is deficient in that it does 
not contain the following items required by W.R.A.P. 7.01:

 
 
            
1.         
A table of cases alphabetically arranged, statutes and other authorities 
cited, with reference to the pages where they appear, 
7.01(c);

 
 
            
2.         
A statement of the case including the nature of the case, the course of 
proceedings, and the disposition in the trial court, 
7.01(e)(1);

 
 
            
3.         
A statement of the facts relevant to the issues presented for review with 
appropriate references to documents listed in the index of the transmitted 
record, 7.01(e)(2);

 
 
            
4.         
Cogent argument supported by proper citations to authority, statutes and 
parts of the record upon which he relies, 7.01(f)(1);

 
 
            
5.         
A concise statement of the applicable standard of review for each issue, 
7.01(f)(2); or

 
 
            
6.         
An appendix containing a copy of the judgment or final order from which 
he appealed, 7.01(j).

 
 
CONCLUSION

 
 
[¶6]      Because Mr. 
Snyder has failed to comply with the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure in so 
many important respects, we summarily affirm the district court's order on 
summary judgment.