Title: State v. Osier and Osier v. State

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

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State v. Osier and Osier v. State  Court Description: 227 Order denying motion for relief from the judgment under N.D.R.Civ.P. 60(b) is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (7). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2017 ND 227 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Mark Cleo Osier, Defendant and Appellant No. 20170041 Mark Cleo Osier, Defendant and Appellant v. State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee No. 20170042 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Steven E. McCullough, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Reid A. Brady, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, N.D., for plaintiff and appellee; on brief. Scott O. Diamond, Fargo, N.D., for defendant and appellant; on brief. State v. OsierNos. 20170041 & 20170042 Per Curiam. [¶1] Mark Osier appeals from a district court order denying his motion for relief from the judgment under N.D.R.Civ.P. 60(b). Osier argues that the district court erred by failing to grant relief on the merits and by failing to provide adequate written findings of fact or an explanation for its decision. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Osier's motion for relief, nor did it err in providing sufficient findings of fact or conclusions of law. See Gonzalez v. State, 2017 ND 109, ¶ 11, 893 N.W.2d 473 (stating that although the district court's order is "devoid of its reasoning . . . this is a rare instance in which we can easily ascertain the district court's reasoning and basis for granting the State's motion for summary judgment"). We summarily affirm the order under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (7). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Jon J. Jensen Lisa Fair McEvers Daniel J. Crothers