Tclsc v. Lincoln Cty

DA 25-0260 ·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket DA 25-0260
Type Direct Appeal — Other
Classification Civil
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case DV-22-165
Lower court judge Hon. Matthew J. Cuffe

Key dates

Closed Feb 12, 2026
Classified Dec 17, 2025
Appeal filed Apr 9, 2025
Record filed Apr 9, 2025
Briefing ended Sep 26, 2025
Opinion issued Jan 27, 2026
Briefing started Apr 17, 2025
Transcript filed Apr 17, 2025
Sent to the court Sep 29, 2025
Submitted for decision Sep 29, 2025
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Sep 26, 2025
Appellant Opening Brief Filed May 15, 2025
Appellee Response Brief Filed Aug 14, 2025

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 8
Briefing days 161
Briefing start to opening brief filed 27
Classified to Opinion 41
Close of briefing to sent to court 3
Filing date to Opinion 293
Filing date to closed 309
Opening to response 90
Opinion to closed 15
Response to reply 43
Sent to court to classified 78
Submitted for decision to Opinion 119

Tags

Affirmed Closed Five Justice Panel Published opinion

Parties

Appellee
Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County
Represented by Alan F. McCormick
Appellee
Brent Teske
Represented by Alan F. McCormick
Appellee
Happy's RV Park, Inc.
Represented by Erin T. McGarvey
Appellant
James Watkins
Represented by Robert M. Farris-Olsen
Appellee
Jerry Bennett
Represented by Alan F. McCormick
Appellant
John Wickersham
Represented by Robert M. Farris-Olsen
Appellee
Josh Letcher
Represented by Alan F. McCormick
Appellee
Parks Family Real Estate, LLC
Represented by Erin T. McGarvey
Appellant
Thompson Chain of Lakes Stewardship Coalition
Represented by Robert M. Farris-Olsen

Opinion

Tclsc v. Lincoln Cty, 2026 MT 8

Affirmed on January 27, 2026, in a 5 to 0 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Fees - Postage Reimbursement Received Mar 3, 2026 8:34 AM Fees
Record - DC Record Return Card Filed Feb 26, 2026 11:18 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Postage Reimbursement Due for Return of District Court Record Feb 13, 2026 4:54 PM Notice - Outgoing
Event - Case Closed (electronic record) Feb 12, 2026 11:40 AM Closing Notice
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court (exhibits only) Feb 12, 2026 11:39 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Opinion Release Notice Issued Feb 12, 2026 11:35 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Feb 12, 2026 11:32 AM Closing Notice
Opinion - Published - Justice Bidegaray - Affirmed Jan 27, 2026 2:56 PM Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel Dec 17, 2025 11:44 AM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Exhibits Filed Nov 21, 2025 3:04 PM Notice - Outgoing
Record - Exhibits Filed for Cause No. DV-22-165 consisting of one (1) medium manila envelope containing a thumbdrive Nov 21, 2025 3:04 PM Record
Event - Case Sent to Court Sep 29, 2025 4:19 PM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant's Reply Brief Filed Sep 26, 2025 4:53 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply Sep 26, 2025 1:24 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Appellants' Motion for Extension is granted, and Appellants shall file and serve their Reply Brief on or before September 26th, 2025. No further extensions will be granted Aug 15, 2025 9:04 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Reply Brief Aug 14, 2025 4:44 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed - Happy's RV Park & Parks Family Real Estate Aug 14, 2025 3:15 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed - Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County Aug 14, 2025 8:10 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response - Happy's RV Park & Parks Family Real Estate Aug 13, 2025 6:09 PM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Appellee's Response - Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County Aug 13, 2025 4:46 PM Appellee Response Brief
Order - Appellees Happy's RV Park Inc., Parks Family Real Estate LLC, and Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County shall file and serve their Response Brief on or before August 13, 2025 Jun 12, 2025 9:27 AM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellee's Happy's RV Park Inc., Parks Family Real Estate LLC, and Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County Briefs Jun 12, 2025 8:44 AM Motion
Notice - Incoming - Angela M. LeDuc & Erin T. McGarvey are appearing as co-counsel of record for Intervenors/Appellees Happy's RV Park, Inc. and Parks Family Real Estate, LLC Jun 11, 2025 1:16 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed May 15, 2025 3:37 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening May 15, 2025 2:00 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Apr 17, 2025 3:45 PM Transcript
Record - Electronic Transcript Filed for Cause No. DV-22-165 of 12/05/2023 hearing Apr 17, 2025 3:26 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Apr 9, 2025 12:25 PM Record
Record - Electronic DC Record Filed for Cause No. DV-22-165 consisting of documents 1-54 and the case register report Apr 9, 2025 12:19 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Apr 9, 2025 10:25 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice of Appeal Filed Apr 9, 2025 10:02 AM Notice
Fees - Filing Fee Paid (E-Filing) Apr 9, 2025 10:02 AM Fees