UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Matter of M.A. & Matter of J.A.

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following consolidated cases:

No. DA 07-0070,

No. DA 07-0071,

2007 MT 127N

IN THE MATTER OF THE CUSTODY AND

PARENTAL RIGHTS OF M.A. and J.A.,

Youths In Need of Care.

OPINION: State v. Swann

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0020,

2007 MT 126,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

BRYAN LEE SWANN,

Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION: State v. Doyle

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. 05-362,

2007 MT 125,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

KEITH EUGENE DOYLE,

Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION: Estate of Hilston v. State

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0188,

2007 MT 124,

THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY A. HILSTON, by

MARY ANN HILSTON, Personal Representative, and

MARY ANN HILSTON, on her own behalf,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

THE STATE OF MONTANA,

Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION: LHC, Inc. v. Alvarez

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. DA 06-0407,

2007 MT 123,

LHC, INC., a Montana corporation,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ROBERTO ALVAREZ, as Trustee of the Alvarez

Family Trust u/d/t dated October 10, 1088,

Defendant and Appellant,

and

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTANA, INC.,

Defendant.

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OPINION: Matter of Z.M.

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. DA 06-0660,

2007 MT 122,

IN THE MATTER OF Z.M.,

A Youth.

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: In Re J.M & R.M., Jr.

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

No. DA 06-0466,

2007 MT 121N,

IN RE THE PARENTING OF

J.M. and R.M., JR.,

Youths in Need of Care.

Recent Briefs

List of briefs added to the system between May 21 and May 24:

DA 06-0604, STATE v. HINKLE, Respondent Brief, filed 05/23/07

DA 06-0615, MATTER OF G.M., Reply Brief, filed 05/11/07

DA 06-0661, STATE v. SADOWSKY, Reply Brief, filed 05/14/07

DA 06-0664, STATE v. HAMELINE, Respondent Brief, filed 05/15/07

DA 06-0673, STATE v. JOHNSON, Respondent Brief, filed 05/21/07

DA 06-0719, FIRST CITIZENS BANK v. SULLIVAN, Appellant Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 06-0734, FLYNN & MILLER v. STATE FUND & LIBERTY NORTHWEST, Respondent Brief, filed 05/22/07

DA 06-0749, STATE v. KIRKLAND, Appellant Brief, filed 05/14/07

DA 06-0778, FAUST v. UTILITY SOLUTIONS, Respondent Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 06-0778, FAUST v. UTILITY SOLUTIONS, Respondent Brief, filed 05/07/07

DA 06-0778, FAUST v. UTILITY SOLUTIONS, Reply Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 06-0791, SATTERLEE, ZENAHLIK, & FOSTER v. LUMBERMAN’S MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. & MONTANA STATE FUND, Respondent Brief, filed 05/11/07

DA 06-0798, MARRIAGE OF PETRYSZAK, Respondent Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 06-0798, MARRIAGE OF PETRYSZAK, Reply Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 06-0807, MARRIAGE OF LUNDSTROM & SCHOLZ, Respondent Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 06-0814, BRUMMER v. STAHL, Reply Brief, filed 05/11/07

DA 06-0819, CLOUSE v. LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, Appellant Brief, filed 05/21/07

DA 06-0822, MINEZ v. STATE, Appellant Brief, filed 05/10/07

DA 06-0826, BEVAN v. LIBERTY NORTHWEST, Respondent Brief, filed 05/01/07

DA 06-0826, BEVAN v. LIBERTY NORTHWEST, Reply Brief, filed 05/11/07

DA 06-0831, SCHOONEN v. REICHLE, Respondent Brief, filed 05/02/07

DA 06-0831, SCHOONEN v. REICHLE, Reply Brief, filed 05/15/07

DA 06-0837, MT PETROLEUM v. FEDERATED SERVICES, Appellant Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 06-0847, THOMPSON v. ROEDEL, Appellant Brief, filed 05/21/07

DA 07-0022, SCHUFF v. JACKSON, Appellant Brief, filed 05/21/07

DA 07-0033, MARRIAGE OF ESTEP, Respondent Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 07-0033, MARRIAGE OF ESTEP, Reply Brief, filed 05/21/07

DA 07-0050, MCCORMACK v. ANDRES, Appellant Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 07-0053, HINMAN v. STATE FUND, Respondent Brief, filed 04/30/07

DA 07-0063, HENESH v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF GALLATIN CO., Appellant Brief, filed 05/01/07

DA 07-0076, ROBERTUS v. FARMERS UNION MUTUAL INS., Appellant Brief, filed 05/04/07

DA 07-0084, ST. JAMES HEALTHCARE v. COLE, Respondent Brief, filed 05/11/07

DA 07-0096, MODROO v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL, Appellant Brief, filed 05/02/07

DA 07-0096, MODROO v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL, Appellant Brief, filed 05/02/07

DA 07-0099, STATE v. CLARK, Appellant Brief, filed 05/14/07

DA 07-0114, STATE v. LEWIS, Respondent Brief, filed 05/09/07

DA 07-0114, STATE v. LEWIS, Reply Brief, filed 05/23/07

DA 07-0119, STATE v. SORENSEN, Appellant Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 07-0179, STATE v. DESCHAZO, Appellant Brief, filed 05/09/07

DA 07-0193, HOMME v. RADOVICH, Appellant Brief, filed 05/18/07

DA 07-0235, MATTER OF A.J.M.M., Appellant Brief, filed 05/16/07

OP 07-0132, BRADY v. PPL MONTANA, LLC, Appellant Brief, filed 05/04/07

OP 07-0132, BRADY v. PPL MONTANA, LLI, Amicus Curiae Brief, filed 05/04/07

OP 07-0320, WHITCHER v. 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Petition/Application for Writ, filed 05/22/07

OPINION & ORDER: Harding v. Garcia

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion & Order in the following matter:

No. DA 07-0167,

2007 MT 120,

LIBBIE HARDING,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

STEPHEN GARCIA and PROFESSIONAL

HEALTH PLANNING, INC.,

Defendants and Appellants.