08/14/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0720

DA 23-0720 _________________ STEPHEN D. BEHLMER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. CRUM REAL PROPERTIES, LLC, TONYA MCCORMACK, BRAD W. AND JANEEN A.

ECKERT, SEAN F. & JENET A. MELTON, KEVIN M. & LORI A. HEIT, WANDA D.

MCCALLUM & KENT B. & WHITING, DENNIS L. & DEBORAH GRISAMORE, BRIAN ORDER ROBERT MEYERS & DEBRA JOYCE MEYERS, TRUSTEES OF THE BRIAN & DEBRA MEYERS TRUST, CHRISTOPHER J. & TONI M. RIES, MICHAEL R. & TANNIA M.

STEBBINS, BRIAN KYLE HOLLING a/k/a BRIAN K. HOLLING, TAMARA G. & MARGIE O. JONES, BRETT KYLE HOLLING, WILLIAM J. GILES & ARLENE F. THURSTON, and JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-20, Respondents and Appellees. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Mike Menahan, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court August 14 2024