District Judge
USDC Montana
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Davis
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 20, 2025 | 
| 
Nadon v. Bisignano
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 25, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Westfall
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| 
State of Montana v. Talen Montana, LLC
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. DeFrance
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. Trumbull
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Garding v. Montana Dept. of Corrections
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 28, 2024 | 
| 
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland, et al. 
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 23, 2023 | 
| 
Butcher v. Knudsen
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 6, 2022 | 
| 
Estate of Finnigan v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Branham v. State of Montana
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2021 | 
| 
Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 15, 2020 | 
| 
Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 9, 2020 | 
| 
Bearchild v. Cobban
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| 
National Association for Gun Rights v. Mangan
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Prien-Pinto
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2019 | 
| 
The Depot v. Caring for Montanans
 affirmed 
 | 
Remedies | Feb. 7, 2019 | 
| 
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Savage
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 27, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Charette
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Government | Jun. 27, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Wallen 
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2017 | 
| 
Montanore Minerals Corp. v. Bakie
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 17, 2017 | 
| 
Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Environmental Law | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Davis
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 20, 2025 | 
| 
Nadon v. Bisignano
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 25, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Westfall
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| 
State of Montana v. Talen Montana, LLC
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. DeFrance
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. Trumbull
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Garding v. Montana Dept. of Corrections
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 28, 2024 | 
| 
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland, et al. 
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 23, 2023 | 
| 
Butcher v. Knudsen
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 6, 2022 | 
| 
Estate of Finnigan v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Branham v. State of Montana
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2021 | 
| 
Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 15, 2020 | 
| 
Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 9, 2020 | 
| 
Bearchild v. Cobban
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| 
National Association for Gun Rights v. Mangan
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Prien-Pinto
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2019 | 
| 
The Depot v. Caring for Montanans
 affirmed 
 | 
Remedies | Feb. 7, 2019 | 
| 
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Savage
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 27, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Charette
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Government | Jun. 27, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Wallen 
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2017 | 
| 
Montanore Minerals Corp. v. Bakie
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 17, 2017 | 
| 
Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Environmental Law | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
