Legal Opinion
Duane Ronald Belanus v. Warden Jim Salmonsen, Attorney General of the State of Montana
District Court, D. Montana
Decided February 11, 2026No. 6:16-cv-00104Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION DUANE RONALD BELANUS, Cause No. CV 16-104-H-JTJ Petitioner, ORDER vs. WARDEN JIM SALMONSEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Respondents. Petitioner, Duane Ronald Belanus, seeks leave of the Court to file a second amended petition seeking federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, (Doc. 88), and further requests that these proceedings be stayed so that he may attempt to fully exhaust his claims in the state court. (Doc. 89.) Respondents object to both motions. Belanus’s journey through this…
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