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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 boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.<ref>{{REFnews

The case was dismissed due to based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.{{SEEALSO}}* [[Fishbeck v. North Dakota]]