Michael Alexander Lajeunesse
v.
The Iowa Board of Medicine
Appellant
Michael Alexander Lajeunesse
Appellee
The Iowa Board of Medicine
Attorney for the Appellant
Michael Lajeunesse, self-represented
Attorney for the Appellee
Caroline Barrett, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, William P. Kelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (5 pages)
Michael Lajeunesse petitioned for writ of mandamus, asking the district court to compel the Iowa Board of Medicine (Board) to take action. Lajeunesse failed to serve the Board with the original notice, so district court dismissed Lajeunesse’s case for lack of prosecution. On appeal, Lajeunesse raises a number of issues not germane to the dismissal of his case. OPINION HOLDS: Under this record, Lajeunesse did not establish good cause for his failure to serve the Board within ninety days of petitioning for writ of mandamus. We affirm the dismissal of Lajeunesse’s case.
