Westmark International Corp. v. Gold Hill Placers, Inc.

¶1 Respondent Westmark International Corp. (Westmark) filed a complaint to quiet title in the First Judicial District Court, Broadwater County. Although the complaint named several defendants, Appellant Gold Hill Placers, Inc. (Gold Hill) was the only defendant to appear. As the case proceeded, Westmark and Gold Hill were unable to agree upon a final pretrial order. Frustrated by this delay, the District Court *494stated that if the parties failed to present a final pretrial order by February 25,2002, the trial date set for the case would be vacated. The parties failed to present a final pretrial…