Butler v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 This case comes before us on cross-motions for summary disposition and on a petition for an extraordinary writ,. The issues presented in the motions and the petition are (1) whether an interlocutory decision is subject to the implementing order requirements of rule 7(F)(2) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and, if so, (2) whether a rule 54(b) certification can satisfy the rule 7(M(2) requirements for an interlocutory decision. We answer both questions in the affirmative but explain that for a single order to satisfy both rule 54(b) and…