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OPINION: Eklund v. Wheatland Co. Sheriff

Posted by scanner1 on July 9, 2009

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

DA 08-0329,

2009 MT 231,

DONALD S. EKLUND,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

WHEATLAND COUNTY, and its SHERIFF, JAMES ROSENBERG,

Defendant and Appellees.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Juror, Jury Instructions, Motion JNOV, Opinion, Venue | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Hughes v. St. James Hospital

Posted by scanner1 on May 28, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0394,

2009 MT 190N,

EUGENE F. HUGHES, JR., M.D.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ST. JAMES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., a Montana non-profit corporation, and the MEDICAL STAFF OF ST. JAMES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, an unincorporated association,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Peer Review, Physicians, Summary Judgment, Unpublished Opinion, Well Settled Montana Law | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Marriage of Plaisted-Harman

Posted by scanner1 on May 20, 2009

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

DA 08-0453,

2009 MT 169,

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF

AMBER GUFFIN, f/k/a AMBER PLAISTED-HARMAN,

Petitioner and Appellant,

and

THOMAS PLAISTED-HARMAN,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Opinion, Parenting Plan, Right to Travel | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: State v. 13th Judicial District

Posted by scanner1 on May 15, 2009

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

OP 09-0168,

2009 MT 163,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Petitioner,

v.

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT THE HONORABLE SUSAN P. WATTERS,

Respondent.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Failure to Remain, Opinion and Order, Statutory Interpretation, Vagueness, Writ of Supervisory Control | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Disability Rights v. State

Posted by scanner1 on April 3, 2009

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

DA 08-0270,

2009 MT 100,

DISABLILITY RIGHTS MONTANA, a Montana not-forprofit corporation, f/k/a Montana Advocacy Program, Inc.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA,

Defendant and Appellee.

 

 

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, Constitutional Law, Opinion, Public Dissemination | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Strong

Posted by scanner1 on March 4, 2009

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

DA 08-0199,

2009 MT 65,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JOSHUA WAYNE STRONG,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Criminally Convicted Youth, Illegal Sentence, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Forfeiture of 2003 Chevrolet Pickup

Posted by scanner1 on February 4, 2009

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

DA 07-0289,

2009 MT 25,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

THE FORFEITURE OF: 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP, BLUE IN COLOR, MT. LICENSE AFH-845 VIN/2GCEK19N731269822,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Forfeiture, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Matter of C.D.H.

Posted by scanner1 on January 14, 2009

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

DA 08-0042,

2009 MT 8,

IN THE MATTER OF C.D.H.,

A Youth.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Ex Post Facto, Failure to Reserve Right to Appeal, Opinion, Sex Offender Registration, Youth | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Wallace v. State

Posted by scanner1 on December 31, 2008

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

05-473,

2008 MT 465,

BRUCE BUHMANN, SHIRLEY BUHMANN, CIRCLE EAGLE GAME FARM, LEN WALLACE, PAMELA WALLACE, and BIG VELVET RANCH,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA, MIKE McGRATH, and JEFF HAGENER,

Defendants and Appellees,

SPORTSMEN FOR I-143, MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION,

Defendant-Intervenors and Appellees.

Posted in Bifurcation, Constitutional Law, Dissent, Game Farm, Literary Reference, Montana Constitutional Law, Opinion, Private Property, Severance, Takings, Venue | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Normandy

Posted by scanner1 on December 29, 2008

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

DA 07-0441,

2008 MT 437,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JAMES LEE NORMANDY,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Expert Witness, Jury, Opinion, Partner or Family Member assault | Leave a Comment »