Montana AG Orders Gallatin County to Dismiss Rocking R Bar Case
Montana s Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that he has ordered Gallatin County to dismiss its case against the Rocking R Bar in Bozeman.
The Attorney General has supervisory powers regarding legal matters involving counties in the state, and Knudsen directed County Attorney Marty Lambert to promptly dismiss
Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar. The Rocking R was currently being sued by Gallatin County for not closing at 10 p.m. as mandated by the Health Department s COVID-19 directives.
“The ten o’clock closure rule defies commonsense, said Attorney General Knudsen. This type of government overreach is devastating to Montana workers and small businesses.
County fights back against Montana AG order to drop Rocking R Bar case
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By: Annie Johnson - MTN News
Posted at 6:26 PM, Jan 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-14 20:27:29-05
(UPDATE) Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert, who represents the Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley, released the following message on Thursday afternoon:
The State of Montana is not a party to the R Bar case. The Attorney General may lack authority to âorder and directâ a county attorney to dismiss a case where a local government entity, and not the State of Montana, is the plaintiff.
Montana's Attorney General backs the Rockin R. Plus, with Gallatin County keeping their restrictions in place, we spoke with Rockin R' owner Mike Hope.
Montana AG orders county to drop lawsuit against Rocking R Bar
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By: Annie Johnson - MTN News
Posted at 12:55 PM, Jan 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-14 20:16:47-05
(UPDATE) Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert, who represents the Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley, released the following message on Thursday afternoon:
The State of Montana is not a party to the R Bar case. The Attorney General may lack authority to âorder and directâ a county attorney to dismiss a case where a local government entity, and not the State of Montana, is the plaintiff.
The Attorney Generalâs letter cites a rule of civil procedure providing that all the parties may sign an agreement to dismiss a case. Today I talked to a party to the R Bar case, Health Officer Matt Kelley. Mr. Kelley does not agree to dismissal, so the rule cited by the attorney general cannot be employed to dismiss the case by noon on January 15, 2021.
Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen today exercised his supervisory powers in the Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar case