Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-15 20:07:38.851514+00
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02/15/2024

             IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                              Case Number: OP 24-0087

                                          OP 24-0087
                                      _________________

    CLARK RYAN RAMSEY,

              Petitioner,

        v.
                                                                        ORDER
    YELLOWSTONE COUNTY JUSTICE COURT,
    HON. J. COLLEEN HERRINGTON, Presiding,

              Respondent.
                                      _________________

        Petitioner Clark Ryan Ramsey seeks a writ of supervisory control over the Yellowstone
County Justice Court in Cause No. CR-2023-342 to reverse that court’s denial of his motion
to dismiss, which the Justice Court did via oral ruling during a hearing on February 2, 2024.
Ramsey maintains the Justice Court erred in concluding that the State had sufficient probable
cause to support the charges against him.1
        Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged ruling, this Court deems it appropriate
to obtain a summary response. Therefore, in accordance with M. R. App. P. 14(7),
        IT IS ORDERED that the Yellowstone County Justice Court and the State of Montana
are each granted to and including March 15, 2024, to prepare, file, and serve responses to the
petition for writ of supervisory control.
        The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for
Petitioner, all counsel of record in the Yellowstone County Justice Court Cause No.
CR-2023-342, and to the Honorable Colleen Herrington, Presiding.

1
  Although Ramsey further challenged the Justice Court’s ruling regarding disqualification of his
counsel, he has since withdrawn that argument as the court subsequently determined not to disqualify
his counsel.
                                                                                    Electronically signed by:
                                                 1                                      Laurie McKinnon
                                                                               Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                       February 15 2024