State v. M. Harris

DA 25-0400 ·Direct Appeal ·Criminal ·Open
Docket DA 25-0400
Type Direct Appeal — Justice Court Appeal
Classification Criminal
Lower court case DC-2024-152

Key dates

Appeal filed Jun 5, 2025
Record filed Jun 9, 2025
Briefing started Jun 9, 2025
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Oct 8, 2025
Appellee Response Brief Filed May 12, 2026
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Jun 26, 2026
Briefing ended Jun 26, 2026
Sent to the court Jun 26, 2026
Submitted for decision Jun 26, 2026

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 4
Briefing days 381
Briefing start to opening brief filed 121
Close of briefing to sent to court 0
Days awaiting a decision 67
Days since filed 453
Opening to response 216
Response to reply 44

Tags

Open

Parties

Appellee
State of Montana
Represented by Austin Miles Knudsen Brad Fjeldheim Deanna Lee Rothwell
Appellant
Michael Steven Harris
Represented by Christopher R. Betchie

Events

most recent first
Rulings - Other Courts - Order Sealing Documents from Public Record Jul 16, 2026 5:52 PM Ruling
Event - Case Sent to Court Jun 26, 2026 9:44 AM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed Jun 26, 2026 9:43 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply Jun 25, 2026 7:51 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including June 25, 2026, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's reply brief on appeal May 27, 2026 1:50 PM Order - Extension
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including June 25, 2026, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's reply brief on appeal May 27, 2026 1:50 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) May 26, 2026 11:14 AM Motion
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Extension of Time - Reply Brief (First Request 30 Days) May 26, 2026 11:14 AM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed May 13, 2026 9:24 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response May 12, 2026 2:33 PM Appellee Response Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Exhibits Filed May 7, 2026 3:55 PM Notice - Outgoing
Record - Exhibits Filed for Cause No. DC-2024-152 consisting of flash drive of justice court audio May 7, 2026 3:52 PM Record
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including Monday June 8, 2026, within which to prepare, file, and serve its response brief Mar 27, 2026 1:16 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Mar 27, 2026 11:27 AM Motion
Notice - Incoming - Attorney Substitution - Christopher R. Betchie in place of Nathan D. Ellis for the Appellant Feb 13, 2026 10:57 AM Notice - Incoming
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including Tuesday, April 7, 2026, within which to prepare, file, and serve its response brief Jan 28, 2026 1:28 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellee's Response Brief Jan 28, 2026 12:27 PM Motion
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including February 6, 2026, within which to prepare, file, and serve its response brief Nov 26, 2025 10:38 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's 60-day Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Nov 26, 2025 9:53 AM Motion
Grant - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including December 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve its response brief Nov 3, 2025 3:10 PM Other
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) Nov 3, 2025 2:39 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed Oct 8, 2025 2:10 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening Oct 8, 2025 1:33 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including October 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Aug 29, 2025 3:16 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Aug 29, 2025 2:53 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including September 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Jul 31, 2025 4:47 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief Jul 31, 2025 4:09 PM Motion
Extension - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including August 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Jul 1, 2025 3:11 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) - Appellant's Opening Brief Jul 1, 2025 9:14 AM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Jun 9, 2025 10:55 AM Record
Record - Electronic DC Record Filed or Cause CDC 2024-152 ST consisting of 1-16, and Case Register. Justice Court Cause TK 515-2013-03478 was placed within file Jun 9, 2025 10:49 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Jun 5, 2025 3:04 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Jun 5, 2025 2:57 PM Notice - Incoming