Legal Opinion
Belanus v. Potter
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 2017No. DA 16-0541PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 Duane Ronald Belanus appeals from the First Judicial District Court’s grant of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and the court’s issuance of a pre-filing order based upon the District Court’s declaration that Belanus is a vexatious litigant. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 Did the District Court correctly determine that Belanus’s case is barred by the statute of limitations?
¶3 Did the District Court correctly determine that Belanus’s case is barred by res judicata?
¶4 Did the District Court abuse its discretion by finding Belanus to be a vexatious litigant and issuing a pre-filing order against…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Sunburst School District No. 2 v. Texaco, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. BelanusMontana Supreme Court · 2010
- Motta v. Granite County CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 2013
- Boushie v. WindsorMontana Supreme Court · 2014
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- Belanus v. SherlockMontana Supreme Court · 2017
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