State v. Paulson

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota has petitioned for a supervisory writ directing the district court to vacate its order denying the State’s motion to dismiss the complaint filed by Cornelius Hopkins, Sr., and Dorian Aho on behalf of their son, Cornelius Hopkins, Jr. (“Hopkins”), a minor, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We conclude this is not an appropriate case in which to exercise our supervisory jurisdiction, and we deny the petition.

[¶ 2] On February 28, 1998, fourteen-year-old Hopkins, a resident of the Youth Correctional Center, attempted suicide by hanging…