Patrick v. 4th Jud. Dist. Court

• Court: Montana Supreme Court
• Decided: May 30, 2024
• Docket: OP 24-0341
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

05/30/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

OP 24-0341 Case Number: OP 24-0341

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DAWSON DENNIS PATRICK, DYLAN TODD LEE OVITT, SAMUAL MURRELL GREEN, JOHN ARISPE, JOHN BLACKBURN, JAMES HORODYSKI, JAMES LONDON, HARLEY MCDONALD, TROY PARKER, BRANDON ROSENHAHN, ANDREW SUITONU, Petitioners, ORDER v.

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MINERAL COUNTY, HONORABLE SHANE A. VANNATTA, PRESIDING JUDGE,

Respondent. _________________

Petitioners seek a writ of supervisory control over the Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County, in their respective criminal cases before that court. The petitioners allege the District Court erred by reversing orders of the Mineral County Justice Court that granted their respective motions to suppress evidence. Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged Orders, we deem it appropriate to obtain a summary response. In accordance with M. R. App. P. 14(7), IT IS THERFORE ORDERED that the Fourth Judicial District Court, and the State of Montana, or both, are granted 30 days from the date of this Order to prepare, file, and serve a response(s) to this petition for writ of supervisory control. The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for Petitioner, the State of Montana, the Mineral County Attorney, and the Honorable Shane A. Vannatta, presiding.

Electronically signed by: Ingrid Gustafson Justice, Montana Supreme Court May 30 2024