Filed 3/19/15 by Clerk of Supreme Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2015 ND 48
Randy Holkesvig, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Kelly Hutton, Lori Martinez, Lori Troyer,
Lisa Moen, 2 un-named Civil Clerks at
GF Courthouse in their individual and official
capacities, Rebecca Absey, Clerk of District
Court, in her individual and official capacity,
Merylee Castellanos, Grand Forks County District
Court Administrator, in her individual and
official capacity, Sally Holewa, State Court
Administrator, in her individual and official
capacity, Penny Miller and Petra Hulm,
North Dakota Supreme Court Clerk and
Deputy Clerk, Defendants and Appellees
No. 20140320
Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County, Northeast Central Judicial District, the Honorable Allan L. Schmalenberger, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Randy Holkesvig, P.O. Box 82, Fargo, N.D. 58107-0082, plaintiff and appellant; on brief.
Douglas A. Bahr, Solicitor General, 500 North 9th Street, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-4509, defendants and appellees; on brief.
Holkesvig v. Hutton
No. 20140320
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Randy Holkesvig appeals from a judgment dismissing without prejudice his complaint against several state court employees for insufficient service of process under N.D.R.Civ.P. 4. We hold Holkesvig failed to comply with the requirements for service of process upon the state under N.D.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(2)(F) and Sanderson v. Walsh Cnty. , 2006 ND 83, ¶¶ 14-18, 712 N.W.2d 842 by “delivering” a copy of the summons. We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Dale V. Sandstrom