Stipe v. First Interstate Bank of Polson

¶1 Vernon Stipe, Marvin Stipe, and Douglass Stipe (collectively Stipes) appeal from an order entered July 8,2003, awarding Defendant and Respondent First Interstate Bank of Poison (FIB) attorney fees and costs as a sanction because it was required to defend against discovery abuses by Stipes and their counsel.

¶2 Stipes raise several issues on appeal, including this Court’s jurisdiction to hear it, the timeliness of the appeal, and the merits of the award of attorney fees. However, all but one of these issues was decided on a motion to dismiss this appeal. By order issued on July 7, 2004, the…