Little Big Warm Ranch, LLC v. Doll

Justice James Jeremiah Shea delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***437¶1 Appellant Little Big Warm Ranch, LLC (LBWR) appeals the January 29, 2018 Order of the Montana Water Court, Lower Missouri Division, Beaver Creek Tributary of Milk River-Basin, denying its Motion to Reopen Proceedings and its request to substitute as an objector. We address the following issue:

Whether the Water Court erred in denying Little Big Warm Ranch's Motion to Reopen the case and in denying Little Big Warm Ranch's Motion to Substitute Objector.

¶2 We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 This case involves two…