HASELTON, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment that dismissed his appeal from an arbitration award and denied his request for a trial de novo. We conclude that the district court erred by entering judgment against defendant as a sanction for his failure to participate in mandatory court-annexed arbitration. The court lacked authority to sanction defendant by dismissing his appeal and denying his request for trial de novo, because defendant had an absolute...
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