M. S. v. WERMERS

No. 76-1407.

557 F.2d 170 (1977)

M. S., on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. Robert WERMERS, Doty Brown, John Mitchell, Ira Wintrode, Stewart Steele, Donald Kelly, N. R. Whitney, J. T. Elston and Pat Tlustos, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Wolff, Black Hills Legal Services, Inc., Rapid City, S. D., for appellant; Ben Stead and Gregory D. Lewis, Rapid City, S. D., on brief.

John K. Konenkamp, Deputy State's Atty., Pennington County, Rapid City, S. D., for appellees.

Before WEBSTER and HENLEY, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.


WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

M.S., an otherwise unidentified minor female, appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing her action following her refusal to give notice to her parents of a pending proceeding for the appointment of a guardian ad litem in connection with her complaint for declaratory judgment. At the time the action was filed appellant was fifteen years of age and unmarried.

In her complaint, appellant sought to maintain a class action...

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