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Facts

• The case involves the Plaintiff appealing the district court's order enforcing a settlement agreement and associated encroachment and release agreements between the Plaintiff and the Defendant, an electric cooperative. The dispute centers on the terms of the mediated settlement agreement and whether the encroachment and release agreements drafted by the Defendant's counsel were fair, reasonable, and in compliance with the mediated settlement.

Procedural History

• District Court of Lincoln County: Enforced the settlement agreement and associated encroachment and release agreements.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the encroachment and settlement agreements were not fair and reasonable and did not comply with the mediated settlement agreement. The Plaintiff also attempted to supplement the record with a copy of the encroachment agreement to support their position.
• Defendant: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in granting partial summary judgment prior to the parties entering into a mediated settlement agreement.
• Whether the release and encroachment agreements conform to the terms of the mediated settlement agreement and are fair and reasonable.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order enforcing the settlement agreement and associated encroachment and release agreements.

Reasons

• Per Megan P. Duffy, J., with J. Miles Hanisee, J., and Jane B. Yohalem, J., concurring: The Court noted that the Plaintiff abandoned the first issue regarding the district court's granting of partial summary judgment before entering into a mediated settlement agreement (para 2). On the remaining issue, the Court found the Plaintiff's arguments regarding the fairness and reasonableness of the encroachment and settlement agreements unpersuasive. Despite the Plaintiff's efforts to supplement the record and provide nonbinding authorities, the Court remained unconvinced that the agreements did not conform to the mediated settlement or that they were unfair and unreasonable. The Plaintiff failed to clearly demonstrate how the provisions were objectionable beyond mere assertions, thus not meeting the burden of showing that the district court erred (paras 3-5).