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Facts

• The Plaintiff, acting pro se, appealed a decision from the metropolitan court to the district court. The district court dismissed his appeal due to his failure to file a statement of issues as required.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant: Argued that he was prevented by the district court from filing necessary documents, including a statement of issues.
• Defendant-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the Plaintiff-Appellant's failure to file a statement of issues in the district court constitutes abandonment of issues that could have been raised on appeal.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order dismissing the Plaintiff-Appellant's appeal.

Reasons

• Per LINDA M. VANZI, J. (JULIE J. VARGAS, J., and KRISTINA BOGARDUS, J., concurring): The Court found that the Plaintiff-Appellant failed to file a statement of issues in the district court, which led to the dismissal of his appeal. Despite the Plaintiff's claim that he was prevented from filing by the district court, the record did not support this assertion. The district court had even extended the deadline for filing the statement of issues and warned the Plaintiff that failure to meet the new deadline would result in dismissal of his appeal. The Plaintiff had the responsibility to create a record on any alleged obstruction by court staff, which he did not do. Therefore, the Court affirmed the dismissal of the appeal due to the Plaintiff's failure to file the required statement of issues (paras 1-2).