Gruba v. PSC
DA 20-0313
·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket
DA 20-0313
Type
Direct Appeal — Judicial Review
Classification
Civil
Outcome
Affirmed
Lower court case
ADV 2020-103
Lower court judge
Hon. Mike Menahan
Key dates
Closed
Apr 6, 2021
Classified
Jan 27, 2021
Appeal filed
Jun 9, 2020
Record filed
Jul 21, 2020
Briefing ended
Dec 4, 2020
Opinion issued
Mar 2, 2021
Briefing started
Jul 21, 2020
Rehearing denied
Apr 6, 2021
Transcript filed
Jul 16, 2020
Sent to the court
Dec 7, 2020
Rehearing requested
Mar 18, 2021
Submitted for decision
Dec 7, 2020
Appellant Reply Brief Filed
Dec 4, 2020
Appellant Opening Brief Filed
Oct 30, 2020
Appellee Response Brief Filed
Nov 20, 2020
Calculated
from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start
42
Briefing days
136
Briefing start to opening brief filed
101
Classified to Opinion
34
Close of briefing to sent to court
3
Filing date to Opinion
266
Filing date to closed
301
Opening to response
20
Opinion to closed
35
Response to reply
14
Sent to court to classified
50
Submitted for decision to Opinion
84
Tags
Affirmed
Closed
Five Justice Panel
Non-cite opinion
Rehearing denied
Rehearing requested
Parties
Opinion
Gruba v. PSC, 2021 MT 54NAffirmed on March 2, 2021, in a 5 to 0 non-cite opinion.
Events
most recent first
Event - Case Closed (electronic record)
Apr 6, 2021
3:00 PM
Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued
Apr 6, 2021
2:58 PM
Closing Notice
Order - Deny-Petition for Rehearing
Apr 6, 2021
2:43 PM
Order - Petition for Rehearing Denied
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading (Petition for rehearing and response)
Mar 31, 2021
3:01 PM
Event
Response/Objection - Rehearing
Mar 31, 2021
2:12 PM
Response
Petition - Rehearing. held for objection
Mar 17, 2021
9:58 PM
Petition
Opinion - Noncite/Memorandum - Justice Dirk Sandefur, Affirmed
Mar 2, 2021
2:10 PM
Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel
Jan 27, 2021
11:12 AM
Classifying Notice
Notice - Filing Error in E-filing system
Dec 11, 2020
2:01 PM
Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court
Dec 7, 2020
3:52 PM
Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed
Dec 7, 2020
3:06 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply
Dec 4, 2020
1:59 PM
Appellant Reply Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed (Appellees')
Nov 20, 2020
1:41 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee, Montana PSC and Northwestern Energy's JOINT Response
Nov 20, 2020
11:30 AM
Appellee Response Brief
Notice - Incoming - Errata - to Appellants' Brief - Orders being appealed
Nov 6, 2020
9:16 AM
Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed (Appellant Opening)
Nov 2, 2020
11:10 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening
Oct 30, 2020
4:40 PM
Appellant Opening Brief
Order - the motion to attached Appendices B, C1 & C2 to opening brief is DENIED; the Clerk shall STRIKE Appellants' previously filed brief from the docket; Appellants shall have TEN DAYS to refile their opening brief without reference to records not included in the underlying administrative record; failure to comply may result in dismissal of the appeal
Oct 20, 2020
3:15 PM
Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading (Motion to Attach Appendices and Response)
Oct 14, 2020
7:30 AM
Event
Response to Motion to Attach Appendices (PSC and NWE)
Oct 13, 2020
4:47 PM
Response
Order - Appellees' shall each have up to and including November 20, 2020, to file their response briefs to Grubas' opening brief
Oct 8, 2020
4:41 PM
Order - Other
Motion - Extension of Time - Appellee's Brief (NWE and MPSC)
Oct 6, 2020
3:30 PM
Motion
Motion to Attach Appendices B, C1 and C2 to Opening Brief. held for objection
Sep 29, 2020
5:04 PM
Motion
Notice - Incoming - Errata - Appendix to Opening Brief
Sep 28, 2020
4:26 PM
Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed (Opening)
Sep 24, 2020
10:27 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Order - Deny: Appellants' August 24, 2020 Motion to Correct the Record and September 9, 2020 Motion for Rehearing on the August 25, 2020 order are Both DENIED
Sep 15, 2020
3:52 PM
Order - Other
Appellants' Petition to Rehear 8/25/20 Ruling on Motion to Strike Transcript - held for response
Sep 9, 2020
3:04 PM
Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading - (Motion to Correct the Record and Response)
Sep 4, 2020
1:15 PM
Event
Response to Motion to Correct the Record
Sep 4, 2020
12:09 PM
Response
Order - Appellees' motion to strike excerpts of the transcript from the underlying administrative proceeding is GRANTED
Aug 25, 2020
3:38 PM
Order - Other
Motion - Opposed - Correct the Record - held for objection
Aug 24, 2020
5:45 PM
Motion
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading (Motion to Strike Transcript and Response)
Aug 17, 2020
3:29 PM
Event
Response to Motion to Strike Transcript
Aug 17, 2020
3:04 PM
Response
Extension - Grant of Extension - Appellant is given until 9-21-2020 to file Appellant's Opening Brief
Aug 14, 2020
11:16 AM
Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Opening Brief (First Request 30 Days)
Aug 14, 2020
10:26 AM
Motion
Motion - Opposed - Strike. held for objection
Aug 5, 2020
3:09 PM
Motion
Withdrawal of Motion to Augment Record
Jul 30, 2020
8:00 AM
Other
Motion to Augment Record on Appeal & Declare 3rd Party Beneficiary Contract Unconstitutional. held for objection
Jul 27, 2020
9:57 AM
Motion
Notice - Incoming - Appearance - Ashley D. Morigeau, Staff Attorney for the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission"), is appearing as co-counsel on behalf of the Commission, Appellee
Jul 23, 2020
2:50 PM
Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed
Jul 21, 2020
8:48 AM
Record
Record - DC Record Filed - electronically transmitted documents 1-20
Jul 21, 2020
8:44 AM
Record
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed
Jul 16, 2020
1:12 PM
Transcript
Electronic Transcript Filed of May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2019 PSC hearing
Jul 16, 2020
11:53 AM
Other
Fees - Appearance Fee Received
Jun 11, 2020
11:34 AM
Fees
AMENDED Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice
Jun 9, 2020
12:49 PM
Other
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice
Jun 9, 2020
11:04 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Incoming - Transcripts Deemed Necessary
Jun 8, 2020
1:18 PM
Notice - Incoming
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed
Jun 8, 2020
11:03 AM
Notice - Incoming