Opinion
OP 24-0431
07-18-2024
STATE OF MONTANA and CHRISTI JACOBSEN, in her official capacity as MONTANA SECRETARY OF STATE, Petitioners, v. MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, HON. MIKE MENAHAN, Presiding, Respondent.
ORDER
Petitioners State of Montana and Christi Jacobsen, in her official capacity as Montana Secretary of State, seek a writ of supervisory control to vacate the July 16, 2024 Temporary Restraining Order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, in its Cause No. ADV-25-2024-463.
Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged Order, this Court deems it appropriate to obtain a summary response on an expedited basis. Therefore, in accordance with M. R. App. P. 14(7), IT IS ORDERED that the First Judicial District Court and Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights and Samuel Dickman, M.D., and Montanans for Election Reform Action Fund and Frank Garner, Plaintiffs in the case below, or both, are each granted until close of business on Monday, July 22, 2024, to prepare, file, and serve a response to the petition for writ of supervisory control.
The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for Petitioners, all counsel of record in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, Cause No. ADV-25-2024-463, and the Honorable Mike Menahan, presiding.