Montanans for Justice, et al, v. State of Montana, et al

DA 06-0634 ·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket DA 06-0634
Type Direct Appeal — Foreclosure
Classification Civil
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case CDV 06-1162(D)
Lower court judge Hon. Dirk M. Sandefur

Key dates

Closed Nov 16, 2006
Classified Oct 5, 2006
Appeal filed Sep 15, 2006
Record filed Sep 25, 2006
Briefing ended Oct 3, 2006
Opinion issued Oct 26, 2006
Briefing started Sep 25, 2006
Sent to the court Oct 5, 2006
Submitted for decision Oct 5, 2006
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Oct 3, 2006
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Sep 25, 2006
Appellee Response Brief Filed Sep 29, 2006

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 10
Briefing days 8
Briefing start to opening brief filed 0
Classified to Opinion 21
Close of briefing to sent to court 1
Filing date to Opinion 41
Filing date to closed 62
Opening to response 3
Opinion to closed 20
Response to reply 4
Sent to court to classified 0
Submitted for decision to Opinion 21

Tags

Affirmed Closed En Banc Published opinion

Parties

Other
State of Montana
Represented by Pamela D. Bucy
Other
Secretary of State, Office of the
Represented by Janice Frankino Doggett
Appellant
STOP OVER SPENDING MONTANA
Represented by Chris J. Gallus
Appellant
Trevis Butcher
Represented by Chris J. Gallus
Appellant
CITIZENS RIGHT TO RECALL
Represented by Chris J. Gallus
Respondent
Ervin J. Hanks
Represented by Patrick Watt
Respondent
Kendall Cox
Represented by Patrick Watt
Respondent
MONTANANS FOR JUSTICE: VOTE NO ON CI-98
Represented by Robin Amber Meguire
Appellant
MONTANANS IN ACTION
Represented by Chris J. Gallus
Respondent
NOT IN MONTANA: CITIZENS AGAINST CI-97
Represented by Robin Amber Meguire
Respondent
PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST I-154
Represented by Robin Amber Meguire
Appellant
PROTECT OUR HOMES MONTANA
Represented by Chris J. Gallus
Intervenor
Richard Gold
Represented by Pro Se
Respondent
Robert G. Cooper
Represented by Patrick Watt

Opinion

Montanans for Justice, et al, v. State of Montana, et al, 2006 MT 277

Affirmed on October 26, 2006, in a 7 to 0 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Event - Case Closed Nov 16, 2006 3:40 PM Closing Notice
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court Nov 16, 2006 3:39 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Nov 16, 2006 3:20 PM Closing Notice
Opinion - Published - Cotter, affirmed Oct 26, 2006 3:41 PM Opinion
Order - Gold's motion to intervene is DENIED Oct 10, 2006 4:37 PM Order - Other
Motion - to Intervene of Richard Gold, pro se Oct 10, 2006 3:25 PM Motion
Order - Classified - En Banc; Hon. Ted Mizner, will sit in place of Justice Rice who has recused himself. Hon. Thomas Honzel will sit in place of Justice Warner who has recused himself Oct 5, 2006 1:49 PM Classifying Notice
Brief - Appellant Reply (copies to Court) Oct 3, 2006 5:00 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Deny; the motion to supplement or, in the alternative, to take judicial notice is DENIED. The Court will not consider the matters inappropriately included in Respondent's Brief. Appellant shall not respond to the matters. Oct 2, 2006 2:32 PM Order - Other
Brief - Respondent (Montanas For Justice) Sep 29, 2006 10:30 AM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Respondent (State of Montana) Sep 29, 2006 10:30 AM Appellee Response Brief
Response/Objection - Objection to State's Motion to Present Additional Evidence at Appellate Level. copies to Court Sep 29, 2006 10:28 AM Response
Motion - Opposed - Motion to Supplement the Record, or in the Alternative, Request for judicial Notice. copies to Court Sep 29, 2006 10:25 AM Motion
Brief - Appellant (Montanans in Action, et. al. & Intervenors) copies to court Sep 25, 2006 4:39 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Appearance Fee Due Sep 25, 2006 2:45 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Sep 25, 2006 2:35 PM Record
Record - DC Record/Exhibits/Transcript Filed (2 folders; 1 accordian folder, 3 depos. within; 2 large env. of exhibits; 2 vol. orig. trans. w/2 copies) Sep 22, 2006 2:29 PM Record
Order - Briefing/Scheduling; amended: Opening brief to be filed by 9/25/06; Response brief to be filed by Sept. 29, 2006; Reply Briefs to be filed by Oct. 3, 2006. This cause is recaptioned to better reflect alignnment of the parties. Sep 19, 2006 10:32 AM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Motion for Amendment of Expedited Briefing Schedule (State of Montana) copies to Court Sep 18, 2006 4:24 PM Motion
Motion - Unopposed - Motion to Amend Expedited Briefing Schedule (Plaintiffs and Respondents). copies to Court Sep 18, 2006 4:23 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Sep 15, 2006 4:12 PM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Briefing/Scheduling- Moving Appellants' opening brief and State's opening brief shall be filed by 5:00 pm, Sept. 25, 2006. Respondent's Answer Brief by Oct. 6, 2006. Moving Appellants' reply brief and State Reply brief, if both choose to file one, shall be filed by Oct. 10, 2006. Sep 15, 2006 3:53 PM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Expedite (copies to court) Sep 15, 2006 11:46 AM Motion
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Sep 15, 2006 11:43 AM Notice - Incoming