Filed 3/1/17 by Clerk of Supreme Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2017 ND 38
Leroy K. Wheeler, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Robyn T. Schmalenberger, Patrick Branson,
Leann K. Bertsch, Steve Heit & Jane or
John Does involved, Defendants and Appellees
No. 20160361
Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable James S. Hill, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Leroy K. Wheeler, self-represented, P.O. Box 5521, Bismarck, N.D. 58506, plaintiff and appellant; submitted on brief.
Matthew A. Sagsveen, Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, 500 North Ninth Street, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-4509, for defendants and appellees; submitted on brief.
Wheeler v. Schmalenberger
No. 20160361
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Leroy Wheeler appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment and dismissing his complaint alleging that individuals employed at the North Dakota State Penitentiary violated his constitutional rights by confiscating a letter he had mailed. We conclude there is no genuine issue of material fact. Summary judgment dismissing the action is supported by the record, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to appoint counsel. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4) and (6).
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jerod E. Tufte
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner