Opinion ID: 2600229
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Heading: Basic Standing Requirements

Text: ¶ 9 To properly bring an issue before the court for adjudication, a party must have standing. In essence[,] the question of standing is whether the litigant is entitled to have the court decide the merits of the dispute or of particular issues. Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 498, 95 S.Ct. 2197, 45 L.Ed.2d 343 (1975). In order to meet the basic requirements of standing, a party must allege that he or she has suffered or will imminently suffer an injury that is fairly traceable to the conduct at issue such that a favorable decision is likely to redress the injury. See Jenkins v. Swan, 675 P.2d 1145, 1150-51 (Utah 1983) (discussing three alternative ways to fulfill the requirements of standing). In addition, a party may generally assert only his or her own rights and cannot raise the claims of third parties who are not before the court. Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601, 610, 93 S.Ct. 2908, 37 L.Ed.2d 830 (1973); State v. Herrera, 1999 UT 64, ¶ 42, 993 P.2d 854 (We have long held that `one may not allege jeopardy or injury to others in order to confer standing upon his own claims.' (quoting York v. Unqualified Wash. County Elected Officials, 714 P.2d 679, 680 (Utah 1986))).