Lang v. Bank of North Dakota

LEVINE, Justice.

Ernest Lang appeals from a district court judgment dismissing this action as a sanction for repeated discovery violations. We affirm.

We are faced with yet another chapter in the long and tortuous litigation between Lang and the Bank of North Dakota. In 1984, the Bank foreclosed its mortgage on Lang’s farm. Lang did not redeem, and the foreclosure sale became final. See Lang v. Bank of North Dakota, 377 N.W.2d 575 (N.D.1985). Lang then brought this action against the Bank for damages, alleging that the Bank had wrongfully deprived him of his statutory opportunity to repurchase…