Highlight Canyon, LLC v. John Cioffoletti, Valdez Creek Mining, LLC, Robert A. Coiner, Doris A. Coiner, Sherri…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s dismissal of Highlight Canyon’s claims for failure to prosecute, holding that a substitution of counsel and post‑motion actions are not “proceedings” under Civil Rule 41(e) and that the COVID‑19 pandemic does not constitute good cause for delay. The Court applied de novo review to the rule‑interpretation questions and an abuse‑of‑discretion standard to the good‑cause determination.