Title: Witzke v. Gonzales
Citation: 2007 ND 191, 742 N.W.2d 840
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: December 13, 2007

Witzke v. Gonzales Annotate this Case Filed Dec. 13, 2007 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2007 ND 191 John Witzke, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Ania Diaz Gonzales, Defendant and Appellee No. 20070162 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Bruce A. Romanick, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. John Witzke (on brief), pro se, Bismarck, ND 58501, plaintiff and appellant. Ania Diaz Gonzales (on brief), pro se, Bismarck, ND 58501, defendant and appellee. Witzke v. Gonzales No. 20070162 Per Curiam. [¶1] John Witzke appeals from an order granting summary judgment and dismissing his complaint for claims of private nuisance and defamation. [¶2] Witzke's complaint alleges his neighbor, Gonzales, created a private nuisance by allowing her dogs to bark; because her yard contains "toxic dust" derived from the dogs defecating and urinating in her yard, which allegedly travels into Witkze's adjacent yard; and because Gonzales has surveillance cameras attached to her home. He further alleges claims of defamation, both libel and slander, based on a letter in the newspaper written by Gonzales and a report Gonzales gave to police officers. Summary judgment dismissing the action is supported by the record with regard to all of Witzke's claims. [¶3] We summarily affirm the order granting summary judgment and dismissing Witzke's nuisance and defamation claims under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(6). [¶4] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Carol Ronning Kapsner Dale V. Sandstrom Daniel J. Crothers Mary Muehlen Maring