Title: Hangsleben v. Halverson
Citation: 2012 ND 106
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: June 7, 2012

Hangsleben v. Halverson Annotate this Case Court Description: Summary judgment and award of costs and attorney's fees are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (6). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2012 ND 106 Gary A. Hangsleben, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Gail R. Halverson, Defendant and Appellee No. 20110307 Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County, Northeast Central Judicial District, the Honorable Debbie Gordon Kleven, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Gary A. Hangsleben (on brief), self-represented, P.O. Box 14222, Grand Forks, ND 58208, plaintiff and appellant. Donald H. Leonard (on brief), 308 DeMers Avenue NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721-1816, for defendant and appellee. Hangsleben v. HalversonNo. 20110307 Per Curiam. [¶1] Gary A. Hangsleben appeals a district court judgment dismissing his claims against his sister, Gail R. Halverson, and awarding Halverson costs and attorney's fees. The district court found Hangsleben's nineteen allegations relating to the estates of his parents, Gust and Delores Hangsleben, and to the death of Delores Hangsleben were barred by res judicata because they were or should have been raised in two prior probate proceedings in Polk County, Minnesota, and a prior civil proceeding in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. See Hangsleben v. Halverson, 2012 ND 42, 809 N.W.2d 833 (summarily affirming the dismissal of the North Dakota civil proceeding). The district court found Hangsleben's claims were frivolous and awarded Halverson costs and attorney's fees. Hangsleben argues the district court erred by (1) granting summary judgment because he raised genuine issues of material fact and (2) awarding costs and attorney's fees because his claims were not frivolous. We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (6). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Dale V. Sandstrom Carol Ronning Kapsner Mary Muehlen Maring