Case Title: City of Fargo v. Nelson

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Docket Number: 20170424

State: north-dakota

Court: North Dakota Supreme Court

Date: 2018-11-06T00:00:00Z

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City of Fargo v. Nelson  Court Description: 237 Civil judgment finding appellant's property constitutes a public nuisance, requiring abatement of the nuisance, and granting a permanent injunction from maintaining a nuisance on the property is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), (4), (7). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2018 ND 237 City of Fargo, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Richard Kaye Nelson, Defendant and Appellant No. 20170424 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable John C. Irby, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Ian R. McLean, Fargo, N.D., for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief. Richard K. Nelson, self-represented, Fargo, N.D., defendant and appellant; submitted on brief. City of Fargo v. NelsonNo. 20170424 Per Curiam. [¶1] Richard Kaye Nelson appeals from a civil judgment finding his property constitutes a public nuisance, requiring abatement of the nuisance, and granting a permanent injunction from maintaining a nuisance on the property. Nelson argues the district court abused its discretion in granting a permanent injunction against him and his property. [¶2] We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting the injunction and its findings were not clearly erroneous. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), (4), and (7). State v. Noack, 2007 ND 82, ¶¶ 8 , 10, 732 N.W.2d 389 (stating that the Court "will not consider an argument that is not adequately articulated, supported, and briefed," because without adequate briefing and citation to authority, we are unable to meaningfully review alleged errors). [¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Jon J. Jensen Lisa Fair McEvers