Opinion ID: 1111323
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Heading: RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER GRANTING RELIEF FROM I.R.C.P. 4(a)(2)

Text: Because the district court initially granted Telford's motion for relief from I.R.C.P. 4(a)(2), the first issue to be decided is whether a district court can reconsider and vacate such an interlocutory order. This Court has held that I.R.C.P. 11(a)(2)(B) provides the authority for a district court to reconsider and vacate interlocutory orders so long as final judgment has not yet been ordered. Sammis, 130 Idaho at 346, 941 P.2d at 318; Farmers Nat'l Bank v. Shirey, 126 Idaho 63, 68, 878 P.2d 762, 767 (1994). In this case, the district court reconsidered its ruling before the entry of final judgment and, therefore, acted with authority under the rule.