Arbogast Family Trust v. River Crossings, LLC

*1036NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

T 1 This case presents us with the question of what a party must do to "appear" under rule 5(a)(2)(B) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. We hold that the court of appeals correctly determined that a rule 5(a)(2)(B) appearance requires a party to make a formal presentation or submission to the trial court. Because River Crossings failed to make an appearance as required by this rule, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 In this opinion, we include only those facts we deem relevant to the specific question presented to us. A more detailed recitation of the facts and…