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Facts

• Sharon Russell appealed the district court's order for the final distribution of assets from Trust A and Trust B, which required her to pay the Estate of Diana Russell $17,865.97 to equalize the distribution of real estate within the trusts.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Sharon Russell): Argued that the district court lacked jurisdiction to distribute the trust assets because the case was pending appeal and contended that the amount she was ordered to pay was inflated by approximately $15,406.00.
• Appellee (Estate of Diana Russell): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court had jurisdiction to distribute the trust assets while the case was pending appeal.
• Whether the district court erred in determining the amount owed by Sharon Russell to the Estate of Diana Russell.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order for the distribution of the trust assets.

Reasons

• The Court, led by Judge M. Monica Zamora with Judges Jonathan B. Sutin and J. Miles Hanisee concurring, found no reversible error in the district court's decision to proceed with the distribution of assets despite the ongoing appeal. The Court rejected Sharon Russell's jurisdictional challenge, noting that the orders she appealed were final and appealable, and she did not obtain a stay of the orders in the district court. Furthermore, the Court found Sharon's arguments regarding the inflated amount owed to be unsupported by sufficient information or evidence to review the claim on its merits. The Court emphasized that without a clear presentation of evidence and a demonstration of how the district court might have erred legally, they would not speculate on potential errors and would presume the correctness of the district court's ruling (paras 1-5).