Opinion ID: 2514124
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: release of bond

Text: ¶ 22 When the district court determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction, it released the $16.9 million dollar bond to Qwest. The order requiring Qwest to file a bond with the court provided that the proceeds of [the] surety bond are to be paid to the party or parties as the Court determines upon resolution of this litigation. The Counties argue that the court erred in releasing the bond because there had not been a resolution of this litigation. ¶ 23 We need not interpret the order of the court because once the court determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction, it properly determined it lacked jurisdiction to maintain the surety bond. Further, we see no evidence in the record to indicate that maintaining the bond was necessary to protect the Counties' interests, and therefore, the district court's release of the bond was not error.