Weyyakin Ranch Property Owners' Ass'n v. City of Ketchum

ON THE BRIEFS

This is an appeal from a finding of contempt and a subsequent order requiring the city council and mayor of Ketchum (Ketchum elected officials) to pay the attorney fees and costs of the Weyyakin Ranch Property Owners’ Association (Weyyakin), pursuant to I.R.C.P. 54(e)(1), I.C. §§ 12-121, 7-601, 1-1901, and 1-1902. The trial judge also imposed a monetary sanction of $500.00 against the Ketchum elected officials for contempt, which sanction was then suspended.

I. BACKGROUND

This contempt action arose from efforts by both the City of Ketchum and the City of Sun Valley to be the first…