In less than a month, the Clerk of Court's office has botched two pretty big items:
1. Taking a month to notify MEIC and the City of Great Falls of the lawsuit ruling that draft documents are public record:
The ruling was dated June 12, but a mixup in the Clerk of Courts office prevented the parties from being notified until this week.
2. Forgetting to tell Judge Macek that she needs to appoint another judge to hear the Highwood Rezoning suit:
The would-be neighbors of the power plant and the Helena-based Montana Environmental Information Center, who brought the lawsuit against the county, filed a motion to substitute District Judge Laurie McKinnon on June 16 but Macek said the Clerk of Court's office didn't notify her.
1. Taking a month to notify MEIC and the City of Great Falls of the lawsuit ruling that draft documents are public record:
The ruling was dated June 12, but a mixup in the Clerk of Courts office prevented the parties from being notified until this week.
2. Forgetting to tell Judge Macek that she needs to appoint another judge to hear the Highwood Rezoning suit:
The would-be neighbors of the power plant and the Helena-based Montana Environmental Information Center, who brought the lawsuit against the county, filed a motion to substitute District Judge Laurie McKinnon on June 16 but Macek said the Clerk of Court's office didn't notify her.
I don't know anything about the logistics of this office, but it seems kind of interesting that both oversights are related to the coal plant.
Makes one wonder what else has been overlooked.
2 comments:
Sounds like they are in training to work for the city of Great Falls.
Looks like they will get an A.
Is it the Clerk of Court's responsibility to make sure the recusing Judge knows whether a new judge has been assigned?
Do you know whether the Clerk of Court has only had errors on coal plant related issues?
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