View source for Gajewski v. State of North Dakota (2010)

'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.

Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme [[pain]] of an unanesthetized, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant [[intact]] boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.<ref>{{REFnews
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Gajewski appealed the dismissal to the Supreme Court of North Dakota, however the dismissal was upheld.<ref>{{REFweb
 |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/north-dakota/supreme-court/2010/20100231.html
 |title=Gajewski v. State
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 |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nd-supreme-court/1549480.html
 |title=Mervin Gajewski as next friend of all North Dakotans including intact minor males, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General, Defendants and Appellees (2010)
 |publisher=Findlaw
 |date=2010
 |accessdate=2023-08-07
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The case was dismissed based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Fishbeck v. North Dakota]]
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[[Category:Lawsuit]]
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]]
[[Category:USA]]