Opinion ID: 2595425
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Heading: Denial of Transcripts of Court Proceedings

Text: At various times in the course of these proceedings, Jennings filed motions requesting copies of full and complete records of all court proceedings. In his brief to this court, he asserts that the district court failed to provide him with full and complete copies. It is not clear from his argument whether Jennings is alleging that the court denied him copies of transcripts in their entirety or that the copies provided to him were in some way incomplete or inaccurate. We have said that we will not consider issues which are not clearly defined and which are not supported by cogent argument. Hamburg v. Heilbrun, 889 P.2d 967, 968 (1995). It is not the function of this court to attempt to divine the argument of a party from a brief that is unclear or abstruse. When a brief fails to present clear contentions supported by cogent argument, we have consistently refused to consider it, whether filed by a litigant pro se or by counsel. Madrid v. State, 910 P.2d 1340, 1346-47 (Wyo.1996); In Interest of FT, 856 P.2d 1128, 1129-30 (1993). Moreover, Jennings points to no error, defect, irregularity, or variance which affected a substantial right of his; thus, error, if any, is harmless. W.R.A.P. 9.04. For these reasons, we will not further consider Jennings' claim that he was denied copies of transcripts.