Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-28 00:05:42.423244+00
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           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                            Case Number: DA 24-0101

                                         DA 24-0101

THOMAS C. WEINER, M.D.,

             Plaintiff and Appellant,                                      FILED
      v.
                                                                           FEB 2 7 2024'
                                                                         Bowen GreenwOOd
                                                                       Clod< of Supreme          -'r
                                                                                           Court
                                                                          •Starcso of montane
ST. PETER'S HEALTH, a Montana
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation,
                                                                     ORDER
d/b/a St. Peter's Hospital, WADE
JOHNSON, JAMES TARVER, M.D.,
KERRY HALE, M.D., SHELLY
HARKINS, M.D., TODD WAMPLER,
M.D., RANDY SASICH, M.D., and
JOHN DOES 1-5,

             Defendants and Appellees.

       Appellant Thomas C. Weiner has filed a notice of appeal from the Order — Weiner
and St. Peter's Health Motions for Summary Judgment Re: Health Care Quality
Improvement Act, and the related Addendum — St. Peter's Health Motion for Summary
Judgment Re: Defamation, of the First Judicial District Court, Cause No. ADV-2020-1988,
that the District Court has certified as final pursuant to M. R. Civ. P. 54(b).
       Pursuant to M. R. App. P. 4(4)(b), we have reviewed the District Court's certification
order for compliance with M. R. App. P. 6(6). We conclude the court's certification order is
in substantial compliance with the requirements of Rule 6(6) and our case law interpreting
certification orders under Rule 54(b).
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this appeal may proceed.
       The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all parties.
       DATED thisaq         day of February, 2024.
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