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Facts

• The case involves a dispute between Ski Valley Road Properties, LLC, the Plaintiff-Appellee, and Kerry Kruskal, the Defendant-Appellant, over attorney fees and costs following a foreclosure sale. The district court had previously approved the foreclosure sale but reserved issues related to pre- and post-judgment interest rates, a motion for a deficiency judgment, and a motion for sanctions. Subsequently, the Plaintiff moved for reconsideration of the order, leading to further filings by the Defendant.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the Plaintiff’s motion for fees and costs was untimely, contending that the February 18, 2011, order was final because the only outstanding issue was the proper amount of pre- and post-judgment interest.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the motion for attorney fees and costs filed by the Plaintiff was timely.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order awarding Plaintiff its costs and attorney fees.

Reasons

• CELIA FOY CASTILLO, Chief Judge, with RODERICK T. KENNEDY, Judge, and J. MILES HANISEE, Judge concurring: The Court found that the February 18, 2011, order was not final for the purposes of appeal and thus not final for the purposes of requiring a motion for attorney fees and costs to be filed within fifteen days as per Rule 1-054(D)(4) and (E)(2). This conclusion was based on the fact that not all issues of law and fact had been determined and the case had not been disposed of by the district court to the fullest extent possible. The Court also noted that the issues regarding pre- and post-judgment interest rates, among others, were still pending and heavily litigated, which further supported the view that the order was not final. The Court was unpersuaded by the Defendant's reliance on the case of City of Santa Fe v. Komis to argue for the finality of the judgment, maintaining that their decision was in line with established appellate case law regarding the finality of judgments.