12/17/2021

Case Number: DA 21-0470

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Supreme Court No. DA 21-0470

WILLIAM D. PRATT, individually and as Managing Member of PRATT RANCH, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company and as Member of the PRATT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff and Appellee, v THOMAS A. PRATT, individually and as a Member of PRATT RANCH, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company and as Member of the PRATT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, Defendant and Appellant.

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER DENYING STAY UNDER M.R.APP.P. 22(2) ________________________________________________________________________ ______ Upon review of Defendant/Appellant’s Unopposed Motion for Relief from Order

Denying Stay Under M.R.App.P. 22(2) and there being no objection, the

Defendant/Appellant’s Motion and Stipulation ARE HEREBY GRANTED.

The Court specifically finds as follows:

Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Relief from Order Denying Stay Under M.R.App.P. 22(2) Page 1 1. The requirement of a supersedeas bond pending appeal IS HEREBY

WAVIED.

2. Defendant/Appellant shall deposit Four Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars

($400,000) with the Yellowstone County Clerk of District Court as a condition

of the stay.

3. The funds held in the Special Master’s trust account shall not be distributed

pending the appeal. The current balance in the Special Master’s trust account

is $533,577.92.

DATED this ___ day of _____________, 2021.

_______________________________ Montana Supreme Court Justice

Cc: Erika Peterman Kristin Omvig

Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Relief from Order Electronically signed by: Denying Stay Under M.R.App.P. 22(2) Page 2 Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court December 17 2021