Ellis v. North Dakota State University

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] George A. Ellis appealed from the district court’s judgment entered in August 2009 dismissing his complaint with prejudice, and the district court’s memorandum opinion and order entered December 2009 denying his motion to modify the prior judgment. On appeal, Ellis argues North Dakota State University (“NDSU”)’s staff personnel board did not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear his North Dakota Human Rights Act claim. We affirm, concluding the district court properly applied Ellis v. N.D. State Univ., 2009 ND 59, 764 N.W.2d 192 (“Ellis I”).

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[¶ 2] The facts…