Opinion ID: 2598750
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Heading: Civil Harassment Cause of Action Based on Criminal Stalking Statute

Text: [¶ 40] The parents also claimed the right to pursue a civil harassment cause of action against the neighbors founded on the criminal stalking provisions of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-506 (LexisNexis 2001) as referenced in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-126 (LexisNexis 2001). The district court dismissed this cause on two alternative grounds: (1) The claim as pleaded under § 6-2-506 was not actionable in Wyoming; and, (2) even if it was actionable, like the intentional infliction of emotional distress count, it lacked merit because there was no evidence of substantial emotional distress. We affirm the district court's dismissal of this claim based upon a failure of proof of substantial emotional distress. Consequently, we need not address whether a harassment cause of action can be pursued under the stalking statute §§ 6-2-506 and 1-1-126.