Court Opinion

ID: 9542272
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:32:32.262322+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:07:23.517520
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HOWE, Justice,
concurring and dissenting:
I concur, except I would not grant the district court the option to grant the petition “forthwith.” I would direct the district court to hold a hearing after giving notice under section 42-1-2 to the Department of Corrections, which operates the Utah State Prison, and to any other parties who might be affected by the proposed name change. After receiving testimony and evidence at such a hearing, the district court will then be in a position to make a reasoned decision as to whether to grant the petition.
ZIMMERMAN, C.J., concurs.