R. Held v. State

03/13/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0575

DA 23-0575

RIKKI HELD; LANDER B., by and through his guardian Sara Busse; BADGE B., by and through his guardian Sara Busse; SARIEL SANDOVAL; KIAN T., by and through his guardian Todd FILED Tanner; GEORGIANNA FISCHER; KATHRYN GRACE GIBSON-SNYDER; EVA L., by and MAR 13 2024 Bowen Greenwood rt through her guardian Mark Lighthiser; MIKA K., Clerk of Supreme Cou State of Ad4oriterla by and through his guardian Rachel Kantor; OLIVIA VESOVICH; JEFFREY K., by and through his guardian Laura King; NATHANIEL K., by and through his guardian Laura King; CLAIRE VLASES; RUBY D., by and through her guardian Shane Doyle; LILIAN D., by and through her guardian Shane Doyle; TALEAH ORDER HERNANDEZ, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE OF MONTANA, GOVERNOR GREG GIANFORTE, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendants and Appellants.

Brian Flynn, of Oakland, California, has petitioned for permission to appear pro hac vice before this Court in the above-entitled cause.

Having reviewed the application and having determined that, as required by our Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, Petitioner Flynn is currently in good standing with another state jurisdiction in which Petitioner is admitted to the practice of law, Montana counsel listed in the application is in good standing with the State Bar of Montana, and this is the first appearance of Petitioner and the first appearance of Petitioner's firm under the pro hac vice rules, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application of Bryan Flynn to appear pro hac vice in the above-entitled cause is GRANTED.

The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to Bryan Flynn, to all counsel of record in this appeal, and to the State Bar of Montana.

DATED this 13th day of March 2024.

For the Court,

Justice