Gazette v. City of Billings

DA 10-0615 ·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket DA 10-0615
Type Direct Appeal — Writ of Mandamus
Classification Civil
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case DV 10-1991
Lower court judge Hon. Russell C. Fagg

Key dates

Closed Dec 12, 2011
Classified Jun 15, 2011
Appeal filed Dec 16, 2010
Record filed Jan 26, 2011
Oral argument Sep 14, 2011
Briefing ended May 3, 2011
Opinion issued Nov 23, 2011
Briefing started Jan 26, 2011
Sent to the court Jun 1, 2011
Submitted for decision Sep 14, 2011
Appellant Reply Brief Filed May 3, 2011
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Mar 7, 2011
Appellee Response Brief Filed Apr 1, 2011

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 41
Briefing days 97
Briefing start to opening brief filed 39
Classified to Opinion 160
Close of briefing to sent to court 29
Filing date to Opinion 342
Filing date to closed 361
Opening to response 25
Opinion to closed 19
Oral argument to Opinion 69
Response to reply 31
Sent to court to classified 14
Sent to court to oral argument 104
Submitted for decision to Opinion 174

Tags

Affirmed Amicus requested Closed En Banc Oral Argument Published opinion

Parties

Appellant
Billings, City of
Represented by John Kelly Addy
Appellee
Billings Gazette
Represented by Martha Sheehy

Opinion

Gazette v. City of Billings, 2011 MT 293

Affirmed on November 23, 2011, in a 3 to 3 with 1 concurring published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Record - DC Record Return Card Filed Jan 10, 2012 3:22 PM Record
Event - Case Closed Dec 12, 2011 2:20 PM Closing Notice
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court Dec 12, 2011 1:59 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Dec 12, 2011 1:54 PM Closing Notice
Opinion - Published - Cotter, affirmed Nov 23, 2011 11:32 AM Opinion
Event - Oral Argument Presented. The Court convened at 9:30 a.m. for oral argument. John Kelly Addy argued for the Appellant and Martha Sheehy argued for the Appellee. The matter was taken under advisement at 10:20 a.m Sep 14, 2011 1:41 PM Event
Notice - Outgoing - Oral Argument Scheduled Jun 15, 2011 4:43 PM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Classified - Oral Argument before the Court sitting en banc, hereby set for argument on Wed., Sept. 14, 2011, at 9:30 am. Argument times shall be 25 minutes for Appellants and 20 minutes for Appellees Jun 15, 2011 4:30 PM Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court Jun 1, 2011 4:02 PM Classifying Notice
Brief - Amicus - Deanna Anthony Jun 1, 2011 3:44 PM Amicus Brief
Brief - Appellant Reply (send case to court after amicus brief is filed) May 3, 2011 2:51 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Deanna Anthony's motion to for leave to file an amicus brief is GRANTED. The brief shall be filed by 6/1/11 Apr 22, 2011 11:51 AM Order - Other
Response to Anthony's Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief copies to Court Apr 21, 2011 2:41 PM Response
Motion - Unopposed - Amicus - Leave to Participate. copies to Court Apr 20, 2011 11:33 AM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension until May 3, 2011 to file the Appellant's Reply Brief Apr 13, 2011 4:45 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (Appellant Reply) Apr 13, 2011 4:10 PM Motion
Brief - Appellee Apr 1, 2011 3:57 PM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Appellant Mar 7, 2011 8:53 AM Appellant Opening Brief
Fees - Postage Reimbursement Received Mar 3, 2011 2:17 PM Fees
Notice - Outgoing - Additional District Court Documents Mar 2, 2011 1:48 PM Notice - Outgoing
Record - Additional DC Documents Filed (1 envelope containing confidential documents) Mar 2, 2011 1:47 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Postage Reimbursement Due in the amount of $8.91 Mar 1, 2011 11:52 AM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Deficiencies-Brief; Appellant's brief returned for revisions to comply with specified Rules. (statement of facts, reference to record, summary, judgment/order) Feb 28, 2011 8:51 AM Order - Deficiency
Notice - Outgoing - Additional District Court Documents Feb 23, 2011 12:57 PM Notice - Outgoing
Record - Additional DC Documents Filed Record - (DV 10-1991 consisting of certified copy of Doc #21 Order & Decision (Anthony's Motion to Intervene DENIED) [documents inserted into record] Feb 23, 2011 12:56 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Jan 26, 2011 12:12 PM Record
Record - DC Record/Transcript Filed (1 file folder and 1 original condensed transcript w/ DVD for hearing dated 12/13/2010) Jan 26, 2011 11:26 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Dec 16, 2010 12:07 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Dec 16, 2010 12:05 PM Notice - Incoming