Sanjeev Lath v. Jared Dufresne
Opinion text
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
In Case No. 2019-0445, Sanjeev Lath v. Jared Dufresne, the
court on March 9, 2020, issued the following order:
Having considered the brief and record submitted on appeal, we conclude
that oral argument is unnecessary in this case. See Sup. Ct. R. 18(1). We affirm.
The plaintiff, Sanjeev Lath, appeals an order by the Circuit Court
(Coughlin, J.) in his small claim against the defendant, Jared Dufresne, denying
the plaintiff’s motion for access to the Department of Motor Vehicle’s (DMV)
records regarding the defendant. The plaintiff contends that the denial of his
motion was an unsustainable exercise of discretion. However, in light of the
DMV’s regulations regarding access to such records, he has failed to establish
that he was prejudiced by the trial court’s ruling. See In the Matter of St. Pierre
& Thatcher, 172 N.H. 209, 216 (2019) (stating party seeking to establish trial
court unsustainably exercised its discretion must demonstrate that ruling was
unreasonable or untenable to the prejudice of party’s case).
Affirmed.
Hicks, Bassett, Hantz Marconi, and Donovan, JJ., concurred.
Timothy A. Gudas,
Clerk