Stubblefield v. Town of West Yellowstone

¶1 Plaintiffs Matt Stubblefield, John Knapp, and Neil Courtis (plaintiffs), police officers in West Yellowstone, Montana, appeal the District Court’s denial of their combined motions to amend the judgment and for a new trial. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err by denying the plaintiffs’ combined M. R. Civ. P. 59 motions for a new trial and to amend the judgment?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 Plaintiffs are employed as police officers by the defendant Town of West Yellowstone, Montana (the Town). West Yellowstone is a small community in…