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Facts

• The Defendant appealed against the district court's decisions which included dismissing her counterclaims, granting the Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment which led to a decree of foreclosure and a judicial sale, and the awarding of attorney fees to the Plaintiff. The Defendant's counterclaims were based on allegations of fraud against the Plaintiff.

Procedural History

• District Court of Lincoln County, March 6, 2018: Dismissed Defendant’s counterclaims.
• District Court of Lincoln County, November 19, 2018: Granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, entered a decree of foreclosure, and ordered a judicial sale.
• District Court of Lincoln County, March 1, 2019: Granted Plaintiff attorney fees.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee: Argued for the dismissal of Defendant's counterclaims, for summary judgment in their favor, and for attorney fees.
• Defendant-Appellant: Contended that the Plaintiff committed fraud and sought punitive damages, requesting various documents to support her claim.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in dismissing the Defendant's counterclaims.
• Whether the district court was correct in granting the Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and entering a decree of foreclosure.
• Whether the awarding of attorney fees to the Plaintiff was justified.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's orders dismissing the Defendant's counterclaims, granting the Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, entering a decree of foreclosure, ordering a judicial sale, and granting Plaintiff attorney fees.

Reasons

• Per Vargas, J., with Duffy, J., and Ives, J., concurring: The Court of Appeals found that the Defendant, despite raising several legal doctrines and principles, failed to cite any authority indicating how these principles applied to her case, leading to the affirmation of the district court's decisions (para 1). The Defendant's repetition of her earlier arguments in her memorandum in opposition, without presenting new facts, law, or argument, did not fulfill the requirement to specifically point out errors in the district court's decisions (para 2). Although the Court noted a potential procedural error regarding the mailing of the notice for the hearing on her counterclaims to an incorrect address, it held that the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, which also addressed the issues raised in the Defendant's counterclaims, was correct for any reason and not unfair to the appellant (paras 3-4). The Court emphasized that the Defendant's failure to cite authority for or develop an argument against the district court's rejection of her fraud argument in the summary judgment led to the affirmation of the district court's decisions (para 4).