Montana Republican Party v. R. Graybill

Opinion

08/04/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: OP 20-0388

OP 20-0388

MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTY,

Petitioner, ORIGINAL v. ORDER

RAPHAEL JEFFREY CARLISLE GRAYBILL, FILE AUG 0 4 2020

Respondent. Bowen Greenwood Clerk: of Supreme Court

State of Montana

Petitioner Montana Republican Party seeks declaratory judgrnent on original jurisdiction under M. R. App. P. 14(4). Petitioner argues it is entitled to declaratory judgment because it alleges Respondent Raphael Jeffrey Carlisle Graybill, a candidate for Montana Attorney General, is ineligible to hold that office and if Graybill appears on the general election ballot, Petitioner will incur expense and other burdens to defeat an ineligible candidate.

Having reviewed the Petition, this Court deerns it appropriate to obtain a sumrnary response. Therefore, in accordance with M. R. App. P. 14(7), IT IS ORDERED that Respondent is granted until the close of business on Monday, August 10, 2020, to prepare, file, and serve a response(s) to the petition for declaratory judgrnent on original jurisdiction.

The Clerk is directed to provide notice of this Order to counsel for Petitioner and to Graybill personally.

DATED this 1-{ — day of August, 2020.

For the Court,

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