District Court, D. Montana December 3, 2003, CV 99-165-M-DWM, CV 02-15-M-DWM (Behling v. Russell)

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ORDER

MOLLOY, Chief Judge.

I.Introduction

The parties to a number of related cases arising out of the Darby Lumber, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan transaction and subsequent Darby Lumber bankruptcy held a settlement conference in Billings, Montana in late September. Judge Richard Cebull presided over the negotiations, which produced a tentative agreement on September 25, 2003.