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Facts

• The case involves an appeal by Defendants against a district court's final order, which favored the Plaintiff by incorporating findings and conclusions and awarding attorney fees. The core of the dispute appears to revolve around disagreements over the district court's findings and the subsequent award of nominal damages and attorney fees to the Plaintiff, which were contested by the Defendants.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendants-Appellants: Argued that the district court erred in not adopting their proposed findings and challenged the award of nominal damages and attorney fees. They contended that the district court's findings were unsupported by evidence and that the award of attorney fees was unjustified and lacked proper notice for opposition (paras 2, 4).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: Supported the district court's decision, opposing the Defendants' arguments and maintaining that the findings and awards were justified (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in not adopting Defendants' proposed findings.
• Whether the district court's findings were supported by substantial evidence.
• Whether the award of nominal damages and attorney fees to the Plaintiff was justified.

Disposition

• The appeal was affirmed, upholding the district court's findings and conclusions, including the award of attorney fees to the Plaintiff (para 5).

Reasons

• KRISTINA BOGARDUS, Judge, with MEGAN P. DUFFY, Judge, and SHAMMARA H. HENDERSON, Judge, concurring:
  The Court found that Defendants' arguments regarding the district court's findings were insufficiently developed and that they failed to demonstrate that the findings were unsupported by evidence (para 2).
  Defendants did not effectively challenge the legal and factual basis of the district court's decision as required, merely repeating earlier arguments without pointing out specific errors (para 3).
  The Court was unpersuaded by Defendants' challenge to the award of nominal damages and attorney fees, noting that the district court had the authority to award attorney fees based on Defendants' litigation tactics and disregard for prior agreements and court orders. The Court found no error in the district court's decision or in the process leading to the award of attorney fees, dismissing Defendants' claims of insufficient notice and lack of justification for the award (para 4).
  The decision to affirm was based on the reasons stated in the notice of proposed disposition and the Court's analysis of the Defendants' submissions and the district court's findings (para 5).