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OPINION AND ORDER: Matter of Shontz

Posted by scanner1 on September 3, 2009

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

PR 06-0706,

2009 MT 298,

IN THE MATTER OF JOHN SHONTZ, An Attorney at Law,

Respondent.

Posted in Opinion and Order | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: Johnson v. Mahoney

Posted by scanner1 on August 18, 2009

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

DA 09-0111,

2009 MT 275,

SAMUEL SCOTT JOHNSON,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

MIKE MAHONEY, Warden, and STATE OF MONTANA,

Respondents and Appellees.

Posted in Opinion and Order | 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 AND ORDER: Borgen v. Sorrell & State

Posted by scanner1 on April 23, 2009

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

OP 09-0170,

2009 MT 143,

JOHN ALFRED BORGEN,

Petitioner,

v.

ANNA WHITING SORRELL, Director of DPHHS, and the STATE OF MONTANA,

Respondents.

Posted in Expired Sentence, Habeas Corpus, Illegal Sentence, Opinion and Order, Revocation of Suspended Sentence, Sentence Enhancement | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: State v. Ellis

Posted by scanner1 on February 26, 2009

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

DA 08-0149,

2009 MT 58,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

WILLIAM BRUCE ELLIS, JR.,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Disqualification of Supreme Court Justice, Opinion and Order | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: Farmers Union Mutual v. Bodell

Posted by scanner1 on October 29, 2008

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

DA 08-0326,

2008 MT 363,

FARMERS UNION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

BRIAN L. BODELL, SWEETWATER RANCH COMPANY, and KAMI L. JOHNSTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Luke S. Johnston,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Interlocutory Appeal, Opinion and Order, Order to Dismiss without Prejudice | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: J.C. v. Eleventh Jud. Dist. Court

Posted by scanner1 on October 22, 2008

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

OP 08-0411,

2008 MT 358,

 J.C.,

Petitioner,

v.

ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, THE HONORABLE TED O. LYMPUS,

Respondent.

Posted in Adoption, Opinion and Order, Rule 11, Standing, Termination of Parental Rights | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: Estate of Pruyn v. Axmen

Posted by scanner1 on September 24, 2008

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

DA 08-0352,

2008 MT 329,

ESTATE OF EARL M. PRUYN, ACTING THROUGH THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE JACK MEYER, 

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

AXMEN PROPANE, INC., a Montana corporation, and EDWARD KIMBRELL, individually,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Appellate Practice, Appellate Procedure, Opinion and Order | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: Hernandez v. Yellowstone Co. Comm.

Posted by scanner1 on July 16, 2008

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

OP 07-0745,

2008 MT 251,

 PEDRO HERNANDEZ, Justice of the Peace,

Department #2, Yellowstone County, Montana,

Applicant,

v.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,

Yellowstone County,

Respondent,

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Constitutional Law, Justice's Court of Record, Opinion and Order, Original Jurisdiction | Leave a Comment »

OPINION AND ORDER: Alkire v. Municipal Court, City of Missoula

Posted by scanner1 on June 19, 2008

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

OP 08-0233,

2008 MT 223,

TIMOTHY D. ALKIRE,

Petitioner,

v.

MUNICIPAL COURT, CITY OF MISSOULA, KAREN TOWNSEND, Acting Municipal Court Judge,

Respondents.

 

 

Posted in Interpreter for Deaf, Opinion and Order, Public Defender Statutes, Statutory Interpretation, Writ of Supervisory Control | Leave a Comment »