Chain v. Montana Department of Motor Vehicles

¶1 Appellant, Lawrence Chain (Chain), brought this action seeking an order compelling the Montana Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue him a Montana driver’s license. He moved for summary judgment, which was denied. The District Court, sua sponte, granted summary judgment for DMV. Chain appeals from that Order. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

¶2 The issues on appeal are whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to DMV, and whether the District Court correctly concluded that DMV did not have the discretion to issue Chain a driver’s license.

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