S.L. v. 4th Jud. Dist

OP 25-0741 ·Original Proceeding ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket OP 25-0741
Type Original Proceeding — Supervisory Control
Classification Criminal
Outcome Opinion issued denying a writ of supervisory control
Lower court case DC-25-544

Key dates

Closed Jan 22, 2026
Appeal filed Oct 22, 2025
Opinion issued Jan 6, 2026

Calculated

from the docket dates
Filing date to Opinion 76
Filing date to closed 92
Opinion to closed 15

Tags

Case stayed Closed Emergency Mentioned Opinion issued denying a writ of supervisory control

Parties

Other
State of Montana
Represented by Michael Patrick Dougherty
Respondent
John W. Larson
Represented by Pro Se
Petitioner
L., S.
Represented by Alexander H. Pyle

Opinion

S.L. v. 4th Jud. Dist, 2026 MT 1

Opinion issued denying a writ of supervisory control on January 6, 2026, in a 5 to 0 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Event - Case Closed Jan 22, 2026 8:46 AM Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Opinion Release Notice Issued Jan 22, 2026 8:41 AM Notice - Outgoing
Opinion - Opinion and Order - Justice Bidegaray - Petition for Supervisory Control is GRANTED and The District Court's order denying S.L.'s substitution motion is set aside, and this matter is remanded for further proceedings Jan 6, 2026 2:54 PM Opinion
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading Dec 4, 2025 3:57 PM Event
Petitioner's Summary Reply Dec 3, 2025 10:19 AM Other
Order - The Clerk is directed to file the summary reply memorandum attached to the motion Dec 3, 2025 10:12 AM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - to file Summary Reply Memorandum Dec 2, 2025 2:49 PM Motion
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading Nov 26, 2025 11:07 AM Event
Judge Larson's Response to Petition for Writ Nov 26, 2025 10:53 AM Other
State's Response to Petition for Writ Nov 26, 2025 10:06 AM Other
Order - IT IS ORDERED that the Fourth Judicial District Court and the State of Montana, or both, are each granted 30 days from the date of this Order, to prepare, file, and serve a response(s) to the petition for writ of supervisory control. FURTHER ORDERED that the proceedings in the underlying case are STAYED pending this Court's decision on the Petition Oct 30, 2025 11:20 AM Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading Oct 28, 2025 3:19 PM Event
Motion - Unopposed - Stay - Emergency Motion Oct 28, 2025 12:34 PM Motion
Event - Original Proceeding Sent to Court Oct 22, 2025 2:41 PM Event
Notice - Outgoing - Original Proceeding Filed Oct 22, 2025 2:39 PM Notice - Outgoing
Petition - Writ - Supervisory Control Oct 22, 2025 2:29 PM Petition