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Colorado Supreme Court                                               DATE FILED: June 1, 2017
 2 East 14th Avenue
 Denver, CO 80203

 Original Proceeding
 District Court, Weld County, 2015CV30227

 In Re

 Plaintiffs:                                                     Supreme Court Case No:
                                                                 2017SA32
 Wilson Henry Rains, natural father and heir of Tori Rains-
 Wedan, deceased, and Bjorn John Wedan, natural father and
 heir of Austin Wedan, Hunter Wedan and Mason Wedan,
 deceased,

 v.

 Defendants:

 Douglas Barber, personal representative of The Estate of
 Oliver Ezard Frascona, a/k/a Oliver E. Frascona, a/k/a Oliver
 Frascano; The Real Estate School, a Colorado LLC; and
 Joseph B. Lechtanski.

                                     ORDER OF COURT

         Upon consideration of the Petition for Rule to Show Cause, the

Respondents’ Answer Brief to the Rule to Show Cause, and the Petitioners’ Reply

filed in the above cause, and now being sufficiently advised in the premises, the

Court orders as follows:

         Upon review of the record, we conclude that judgment has not entered on

the jury’s verdict dated April 26, 2016. Because a motion pursuant to C.R.C.P. 59

is premised upon the entry of judgment under C.R.C.P. 58, the trial court lacked
authority to grant the Plaintiffs’ Rule 59 Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the

Verdict and for New Trial.

      IT IS ORDERED that the trial court’s Order of July 28, 2016, and the trial

court’s Orders of September 1, 2016, are VACATED. We make our Rule to Show

Cause ABSOLUTE and remand this matter for entry of judgment and further

proceedings consistent with this Order.

      BY THE COURT, EN BANC, JUNE 1, 2017.