Sorenson v. Dahlen

¶1 Skip P. Dahlen appeals from a judgment on an arbitration award. The trial court struck Dahlen’s request for a trial de novo because he did not *848strictly comply with the local court rule for noting a trial date. We hold that the local rule requires a procedural step to aid the clerk in setting the trial, that the clerk failed to perform a required ministerial duty, and that Dahlen’s right to a trial de novo should be reinstated. We strike the trial court’s award of attorney fees as that award must await the outcome of the trial de novo. We reverse and remand.

Bridgewater, C.J.

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¶2 Tom…