Utah County v. Alexanderson

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 We took this case on certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals to consider several unresolved issues concerning a petition for extraordinary relief under rule 65B of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. However, upon closer examination of the procedural record, we conclude that because Utah County failed to avail itself of a statutory right to direct appeal to the district court, the issues that prompted us to grant certiorari are moot. We hold that, for the reasons explained below, the rulings of the district court and court of appeals are invalid and the decision of the…