Telford v. Montana Land Exchange et al

Filing 28

ORDER denying 25 Motion to Vacate. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 11/4/2019. (APP)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION
HOLLI TELFORD,
CV-19-2-BMM-KLD

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

MONTANA LAND EXCHANGE, M.
STOSICH, DOES REALTORS OF
MONTANA LAND EXCHANGE,
STAR VALLEY RANCH TOWN,
DOES EMPLOYEES OF TOWN, and
U.S. BANK,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Holli Telford (“Telford”) filed an affidavit under 28 U.S.C. § 144
on October 4, 2019. (Doc. 22.) Telford then filed a motion to withhold ruling on
her affidavit on October 7, 2019. (Doc. 23.) This Court denied Telford’s motions.
(Doc. 24.) Telford filed a motion to vacate that order. (Doc. 25.) Telford then filed
a notice of appeal that included this Court’s denial of Docs. 22 and 23. (Doc. 26.)
“The filing of a notice of appeal . . . confers jurisdiction on the court of
appeals and divests the district court of its control over those aspects of the case
involved in the appeal.” Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56,
58 (1982) (per curiam); Townley v. Miller, 693 F.3d 1041, 1042 (9th Cir. 2012)
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(holding that under Griggs the appellate court has jurisdiction over appeals from a
district court order); BNSF Ry. Co. v. Feit, No. 10-cv-54, No. 11-cv-01, 2014 WL
12769807, at *1 (D. Mont. Apr. 2, 2014) (same). Telford’s notice of appeal divests
this Court of jurisdiction over her motion to vacate because the motion to vacate
involves the issues now on appeal.
ORDER
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Telford’s motion to vacate (Doc. 25) is
DENIED, subject to renewal following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’
decision on the pending appeal.
DATED this 4th day of November, 2019.

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