Lowry v. State
DA 25-0298
·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket
DA 25-0298
Type
Direct Appeal — Judicial Review
Classification
Civil
Outcome
Affirmed
Lower court case
DV-24-534
Lower court judge
Hon. John W. Larson
Key dates
Closed
Apr 16, 2026
Classified
Dec 10, 2025
Appeal filed
Apr 21, 2025
Record filed
Jun 4, 2025
Briefing ended
Oct 8, 2025
Opinion issued
Mar 31, 2026
Briefing started
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the court
Oct 10, 2025
Submitted for decision
Oct 10, 2025
Appellant Reply Brief Filed
Oct 8, 2025
Appellant Opening Brief Filed
Sep 17, 2025
Appellee Response Brief Filed
Sep 19, 2025
Calculated
from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start
44
Briefing days
125
Briefing start to opening brief filed
104
Classified to Opinion
111
Close of briefing to sent to court
1
Filing date to Opinion
344
Filing date to closed
360
Opening to response
1
Opinion to closed
15
Response to reply
19
Sent to court to classified
61
Submitted for decision to Opinion
172
Tags
Affirmed
Closed
Five Justice Panel
Non-cite opinion
Request to File Appeal in form Pauperis
Parties
Opinion
Lowry v. State, 2026 MT 71NAffirmed on March 31, 2026, in a 5 to 0 non-cite opinion.
Events
most recent first
Event - Case Closed (electronic record)
Apr 16, 2026
2:32 PM
Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued
Apr 16, 2026
2:29 PM
Closing Notice
Opinion - Noncite/Memorandum - Justice Shea - Affirmed
Mar 31, 2026
4:28 PM
Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel
Dec 10, 2025
12:20 PM
Classifying Notice
Order - IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Supplement the Record is DENIED, as moot
Oct 14, 2025
12:08 PM
Order - Other
Event - Case Sent to Court
Oct 10, 2025
12:04 PM
Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant Response Brief Filed
Oct 8, 2025
12:51 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply
Oct 8, 2025
12:48 PM
Appellant Reply Brief
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading (Motion to Supplement & Response)
Oct 7, 2025
1:39 PM
Event
Response/Objection - Response to Motion - Electrical Board
Oct 6, 2025
2:30 PM
Response
Motion - Opposed - Supplement the Record - Appellant's Motion - held for response
Sep 30, 2025
11:07 AM
Motion
Correspondence - Incoming - Returned Mail
Sep 22, 2025
3:02 PM
Correspondence
Notice - Outgoing - Appellee's Response Brief Filed
Sep 19, 2025
3:33 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response
Sep 19, 2025
10:51 AM
Appellee Response Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant's Opening Brief Filed
Sep 17, 2025
2:30 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening
Sep 17, 2025
2:29 PM
Appellant Opening Brief
Order - Appellant shall prepare, file, and serve the opening brief on appeal no later than October 15, 2025. Failure to file the brief within that time will result in dismissal of this appeal with prejudice and without further notice
Sep 15, 2025
8:15 AM
Order - Other
Notice - Incoming - Appellant Emailed saying that his Opening Brief was mailed, but returned due to him. He requested the correct address and it has been provided to him via email
Sep 8, 2025
8:14 AM
Notice - Incoming
Order - Appellant has until September 2, 2025, to prepare, file, and serve his opening brief on appeal
Jun 24, 2025
11:24 AM
Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading
Jun 23, 2025
10:09 AM
Event
Response - Extension - MT Dept. of Labor and Industry - No objection to Motion for Extension of Time
Jun 23, 2025
9:36 AM
Response
Motion - Extension of Time - Appellant's Brief (Sent to Court w/ S.C. File)
Jun 20, 2025
2:24 PM
Motion
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed
Jun 4, 2025
3:38 PM
Record
Record - Electronic DC Record Filed for Cause DV 24-534 consisting of 1-18, Lodged and Sealed documents, Sealed documents, and Case Register
Jun 2, 2025
9:35 AM
Record
Order - Grant-Proceed Without Pay
Apr 21, 2025
2:27 PM
Order - Proceed Without Pay
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice
Apr 21, 2025
2:26 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Motion - Proceed Without Payment of Filing Fee
Apr 21, 2025
2:20 PM
Motion
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed
Apr 21, 2025
2:17 PM
Notice - Incoming