Archives for 2025

Third-party parenting, emergency order

August 16, 2025 By lilly

THIRD-PARTY PARENTING: Emergency order was premature but defects cured by post hoc compliance… Eddy/Berger affirmed. [Read more…]

Parental termination based on prior termination

August 16, 2025 By lilly

PARENTAL TERMINATION of father’s rights to twins properly relied on prior termination of rights to older siblings and finding of chronic, severe neglect… Grubich affirmed. [Read more…]

Youth sex offender registration, community safety

August 16, 2025 By lilly

YOUTH SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION properly imposed for community safety… Deschamps affirmed. [Read more…]

Attempted deliberate homicide, video testimony

August 16, 2025 By lilly

ATTEMPTED DELIBERATE HOMICIDE/ASSAULT WITH WEAPON convictions reversed for allowing a witness to testify via video without demonstration of unavailability… suppression of drugs in backpack properly denied… motion to substitute counsel properly denied… Menahan reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]

Exculpatory evidence, automatically deleted voicemail

August 16, 2025 By lilly

EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE: Firearms indictment dismissed for failure to preserve automatically deleted voicemail to officer… Christensen. [Read more…]

Settlements

August 16, 2025 By lilly

Plan II

Wanda Lappe, right ankle, 3/19, Black Bear Diner, Great Falls, disputes as to wage loss, nature & extent of injuries, future treatment, $35,000 for all claims, stipulated judgment; Megan Miller for Lappe, Charlie Smith for Arch Ins. [Read more…]

Third-party parenting, emergency order

Parental termination based on prior termination

Youth sex offender registration, community safety

Attempted deliberate homicide, video testimony

Exculpatory evidence, automatically deleted voicemail

Settlements

Subdivision covenants properly enforced, fees awarded

Quiet title, suicide note, signature on Deed

Tax deed, personal check received day after deadline

Judicial immunity, suit against JP by non-lawyer