Summary 2009 WY 9

Summary of Decision issued January 29, 2009

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Case Name: Steranko v. Dunks

Citation: 2009 WY 9

Docket Number: S-09-0008

Order Granting Petition for Writ of Review

The case arose from civil litigation in the Fifth Judicial District, Park County. Petitioner sought review of the district court’s “Motion to Reconsider Decision Letter.” The district court relying on Plymale v. Donnelly stated that such a motion was a nullity in Wyoming. The Court noted that W.R.A.P. 13 was designed for interlocutory review of orders not revisable decision letters. The Court stated that the rule from Plymale should not be extended to pre-judgment motions to reconsider because the concerns with respect to appeals are not present with pre-judgment motions to reconsider. The Court found that recognizing such a motion is consistent with a district court’s traditional authority to revise its rulings prior to final judgment.

The Petition for Writ of Review was granted.

J. Hill delivered the order.

Link: http://tinyurl.com/at46ro .

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