Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-06 18:05:53.855513+00
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03/06/2023

              IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: PR 23-0001

                                       PR 23-0001
                                   _________________

 STATE OF MONTANA,

              Plaintiff,

       vs.                                                           ORDER

 VIDAL X NOTAFRAID, JR.,

              Defendant.
                                   _________________

       Vidal X. Notafraid, Jr., via counsel, has petitioned to disqualify the Honorable Brett
D. Linneweber from presiding in Cause Nos. DC 21-129, DC 21-375, DC 21-418, and
DC 22-1049 in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, pursuant to
§ 3-1-805, MCA.
       It has come to this Court’s attention that Judge Linneweber has disqualified himself
from these cases.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to disqualify Judge Linneweber is
DENIED as MOOT.
       The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to the Clerk of the
District Court of Yellowstone County for notification to all counsel of record in Cause Nos.
DC 21-129, DC 21-375, DC 21-418, and DC 22-1049, and to the Honorable Brett D.
Linneweber.

                                                                              Electronically signed by:
                                                                                    Mike McGrath
                                                                       Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                    March 6 2023