S. Brown v. 7th Judicial Dist

OP 26-0036 ·Original Proceeding ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket OP 26-0036
Type Original Proceeding — Supervisory Control
Classification Criminal
Outcome Petition for writ of supervisory control denied
Lower court case DC-40-2023-0001

Key dates

Classified Mar 27, 2026
Appeal filed Jan 19, 2026
Record filed Feb 9, 2026
Oral argument Apr 29, 2026
Briefing started Feb 9, 2026
Sent to the court Mar 27, 2026
Submitted for decision Apr 29, 2026

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 21
Days awaiting a decision 124
Days since filed 225
Sent to court to oral argument 32

Tags

Amicus requested Closed Oral Argument Petition for writ of supervisory control denied

Parties

Other
State of Montana
Represented by Roy Lindsay Brown, Jr
Respondent
Jessica T. Fehr
Represented by Pro Se
Petitioner
Sterling Glenn Brown
Represented by Matthew B. Hayhurst

Events

most recent first
Order - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that MACDL's motion for leave to participate as amicus curiae is GRANTED. FURTHER ORDERED that MACDL's oral argument shall be confined to the issues raised by Brown in his motion to dismiss in the District Court and his petition for writ of supervisory control that is before this Court, and FURTHER ORDERED that the State's request to file a supplemental brief is DENIED as MOOT May 8, 2026 2:32 PM Final Order
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading Apr 30, 2026 2:51 PM Event
Response/Objection - State's Response to Motion of MTACDL Apr 30, 2026 2:48 PM Response
Motion - Opposed - Oral Argument - Leave to Participate - Held for Response Apr 29, 2026 11:03 AM Motion
Order - IT IS ORDERED that: The Unopposed Motion to Seal a Limited Portion of Exhibit E is GRANTED, Pages 963-971 of Exhibit E, filed in connection with the Petition for Writ of Supervisory Control, shall be SEALED Apr 28, 2026 3:25 PM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Seal a Limited Portion of Exhibit E Apr 27, 2026 11:49 AM Motion
Notice - Incoming - Receipt of Oral Argument - Lance Patrick Jasper Apr 21, 2026 11:25 AM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Incoming - Receipt of Oral Argument - ROY LINDSAY BROWN JR Apr 7, 2026 12:26 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Receipt of Oral Argument Notice - MATTHEW HAYHURST Apr 3, 2026 2:32 PM Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Oral Argument Scheduled Apr 2, 2026 9:09 AM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Classified - Oral Argument Mar 27, 2026 3:24 PM Classifying Notice
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading Feb 26, 2026 1:39 PM Event
Response/Objection - Petition for Writ - State's Response Feb 26, 2026 12:51 PM Response
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed - Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Feb 26, 2026 11:50 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Amicus - Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Feb 26, 2026 8:00 AM Amicus Brief
Response/Objection - Petition of Supervisory Control - Judge Fehr Feb 24, 2026 1:34 PM Response
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Feb 9, 2026 11:07 AM Record
Record - Exhibits Filed for Cause DC-2023-0001 consisting of a box with 6 expandable folders Feb 9, 2026 11:06 AM Record
Order - The motion of Amicus Curiae for the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is GRANTED. MTACDL shall file its brief with this Court no later than February 27, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 3:21 PM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Amicus - Leave to Participate - Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MTACDL) Jan 30, 2026 12:33 PM Motion
Order - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Seventh Judicial District Court and the State of Montana are each granted until February 27, 2025, to prepare, file, and serve a response to the petition for writ of supervisory control Jan 27, 2026 4:28 PM Order - Other
Event - Original Proceeding Sent to Court Jan 20, 2026 9:13 AM Event
Notice - Outgoing - Original Proceeding Filed Jan 20, 2026 9:13 AM Notice - Outgoing
Petition - Writ - Supervisory Control and Request for Oral Argument Jan 20, 2026 8:00 AM Petition
Fees - Filing Fee Paid (E-Filing) Jan 20, 2026 8:00 AM Fees