McKinnon v. Western Sugar

DA 09-0330 ·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket DA 09-0330
Type Direct Appeal — Damages
Classification Civil
Outcome Reversed
Lower court case CDV 07-111
Lower court judge Hon. Kathy Seeley

Key dates

Closed Feb 24, 2010
Classified Nov 5, 2009
Appeal filed Jun 4, 2009
Record filed Jul 14, 2009
Briefing ended Sep 28, 2009
Opinion issued Feb 5, 2010
Briefing started Jul 14, 2009
Transcript filed Jul 14, 2009
Sent to the court Sep 28, 2009
Submitted for decision Sep 28, 2009
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Sep 28, 2009
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Aug 13, 2009
Appellee Response Brief Filed Sep 14, 2009

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 40
Briefing days 75
Briefing start to opening brief filed 30
Classified to Opinion 92
Close of briefing to sent to court 0
Filing date to Opinion 246
Filing date to closed 265
Opening to response 31
Opinion to closed 19
Response to reply 14
Sent to court to classified 37
Submitted for decision to Opinion 129

Tags

Closed Final Order Issued Five Justice Panel Published opinion Reversed Subject to Mediation

Parties

Intervenor
State of Montana
Represented by Christian D. Tweeten
Appellant
Lance McKinnon
Represented by Victor R. Halverson
Appellee
Western Sugar Cooperative
Represented by Chad E. Adams

Opinion

McKinnon v. Western Sugar, 2010 MT 24

Reversed on February 5, 2010, in a 4 to 1 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Event - Case Closed Feb 24, 2010 4:52 PM Closing Notice
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court Feb 24, 2010 4:43 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Feb 24, 2010 4:42 PM Closing Notice
Opinion - Published - Morris, reversed Feb 5, 2010 2:52 PM Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel Nov 5, 2009 1:28 PM Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court Sep 28, 2009 4:22 PM Classifying Notice
Brief - Appellant Reply Sep 28, 2009 4:18 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Brief - Appellee Sep 14, 2009 9:16 AM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Appellant (with separate appendix) Aug 13, 2009 4:25 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Notice - Incoming - to Withdraw (Notice of Intervention) Jul 20, 2009 3:54 PM Notice - Incoming
Order - the motion to dismiss constitutional challenge is GRANTED, but only to a limited extent Jul 15, 2009 3:37 PM Final Order
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Jul 14, 2009 4:18 PM Record
Record - DC Record Filed (1 folder) Jul 14, 2009 4:18 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Jul 14, 2009 3:55 PM Transcript
Record - Transcript Filed (1 original condensed transcript w/DVD of 1/29/09 hearing) Jul 14, 2009 3:55 PM Record
Mediation - Mediator's Report - Case Not Settled Jul 13, 2009 3:34 PM Mediation
Event - Sent to Court-Pleadings; motion to dismiss and objections Jul 10, 2009 3:43 PM Event
Response/Objection - to Motion to dismiss. copies to Court Jul 10, 2009 3:36 PM Response
Mediation - Order Appointing Mediator (Pat McKittrick) Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM Mediation
Motion - Opposed - dismiss Appellant's constitutional challenge. Holding for objection Jul 1, 2009 1:18 PM Motion
Notice of Intervention Jun 29, 2009 3:35 PM Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Jun 10, 2009 3:52 PM Notice - Outgoing
Mediation - Case Subject to Mediation Jun 5, 2009 3:51 PM Mediation
Fees - Appearance Fee Received Jun 4, 2009 3:50 PM Fees
Notice of Constitutional Issue Jun 4, 2009 3:48 PM Notice
Notice - Incoming - Request for Transcript Jun 4, 2009 3:46 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Jun 4, 2009 3:44 PM Notice - Incoming