03/27/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0600

DA 23-0600 _________________ BUSCHER CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Montana Corporation, BUSCHER CONSTRUCTION, LTD., a Montana Corporation, AVIARA, INC., a Montana Corporation, FALCON RIDGE, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, FALCON RIDGE II, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, DENNIS BUSCHER, LINDA BUSCHER, TRENT BUSCHER, and DOES 1-10, Defendants and Appellants, v. RALPH COOK, BARBARA COOK, Individually and on behalf of classes or similarly situated Montanans, Plaintiffs and Appellees.

ORDER and METRO REALTORS, LLP, a Montana Limited Liability Partnership, Cross-Plaintiff, v. BUSCHER CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Montana Corporation, BUSCHER CONSTRUCTION, LTD., a Montana Corporation, AVIARA, INC., a Montana Corporation, FALCON RIDGE, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, FALCON RIDGE II, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, DENNIS BUSCHER, LINDA BUSCHER, TRENT BUSCHER, and DOES 1-10, Cross-Defendants. _________________ 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 Rod Souza, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 27 2024