Schaffner v. Job Service North Dakota

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Court Description: District court judgment affirming Job Service's decision denying unemployment insurance benefits is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1 (a)(5) & (7).



IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2016 ND 236
Paul Schaffner, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
Job Service North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee

No. 20160264

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia Feland, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Paul J. Schaffner, self-represented, 904 5th Avenue NW, Mandan, ND 58554-2714, petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
Michael T. Pitcher, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 500 N. Ninth St., Bismarck, ND 58501-4509, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief.

Schaffner v. Job Service North DakotaNo. 20160264Per Curiam.[¶1] Paul Schaffner appeals a district court's judgment upholding Job Service's decision denying him unemployment insurance benefits. Schaffner argues Job Service arbitrarily defined "job abandonment" without statutory guidance, its decision is not supported by the findings of fact, and it did not provide Schaffner with a fair hearing. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(5) & (7). See Esselman v. Job Service North Dakota, 548 N.W.2d 400, 402 (N.D. 1996) (a person voluntarily quits their employment if they abandon their employment without good cause).[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers

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