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OPINION: Brown v. MacDonald

Posted by mtlawlibrary on August 14, 2007

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

DA 06-0270,

2007 MT 197,

ANTHEL L. BROWN,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

JAMES MacDONALD,

Defendant and Respondent.

Posted in Civil, Civil Rights, Exhaustion of Remedies, Opinion, Small Claims Court, Subject Matter Jurisdiction | No Comments »

OPINION: Kelleher v. Montana University System

Posted by mtlawlibrary on March 23, 2007

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

No. 05-142,

2007 MT 82,

STAN JONES, Libertarian Candidate for Governor

and BOB KELLEHER, Green Party Candidate for

Governor,

Petitioners and Appellants,

v.

MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM,

Defendant and Respondent.

Posted in Administrative Law, Civil, Civil Rights, Conspiracy, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Election Law, Freedom of Speech, Motion to Dismiss, Opinion, Standing | No Comments »

OPINION: Ray v. Montana Tech

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 30, 2007

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

No. 05-234,

2007 MT 21,

JOHN W. RAY,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

MONTANA, W. FRANKLIN GILMORE, DANIEL

BRADLEY, DOUGLAS ABBOTT, JOHN HINTZ,

and MARGARET PETERSON,

Defendants and Respondents.

Posted in Civil, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Due Process, Employment Law, Freedom of Speech, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Cassady v. Yellowstone County

Posted by mtlawlibrary on September 14, 2006

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

No. 05-517

2006 MT 217

DAN CASSADY,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY MONTANA SHERIFF

DEPARTMENT, a Political Subdivision; SERGEANT

VINCE WALLIS, an individual; LIEUTENANT MIKE

SCHIENO, an individual; DEPUTY SHANE SKILLEN,

an individual; and DEPUTY BRENT WEGNER, an

individual.

Defendants and Respondents.

 

Posted in Civil, Civil Rights, Excessive Force, Knock and Announce, Opinion, Qualified Immunity | No Comments »