The Water Court has posted information about the 10:00 a.m. October 3, 2023 Hearing Track Conference call on the Water Court Flathead Compact page located at this link:
https://courts.mt.gov/courts/water/CSKT/
See Case Management Order No 2 dated March 27. 2023 for information concerning this meeting.
We expect that this meeting will cover a more detailed timeline for the hearing track as well as providing more detailed information about the hearing track process going forward.
We urge objectors to attend this call and come prepared to ask any questions they may have about the hearing track of the proceedings.
We will also do our best to report the information we are able to gather concerning this track of the proceedings on the blog as it becomes available to us.
Hearing Track Case Management Conference.
A Flathead Compact Decree Hearing Track Case Management Conference is set for October 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Time.
The conference will commence a Hearing Track as to all objections that have not been withdrawn or otherwise resolved. A schedule for Hearing Track proceedings will be set at the conference. Prior to the conference, the Court will post an agenda on the Court’s website and will file the agenda in the FCE docket for this case.
Participation at the conference is optional for Objectors, but each Objector shall be bound by decisions made at the conference, regardless of whether the Objector attends. A representative for each of the Compacting Parties must attend the conference. The conference will be recorded and the Court will make the recording available on the Court’s website.
Instructions for accessing the call are as follows:
To join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
Click on this URL, or type the URL into your browser to join:
https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/81763851300?pwd=TGs0UlA1L1VyNkZCM0tSTUhTVHBTZz09
Passcode: 901056
To join by phone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 206 337 9723 or +1 213 338 8477 or +1 646 558 8656
Webinar ID: 817 6385 1300
Passcode: 901056
If you have any questions or if you experience technical difficulties, please contact the Montana Water Court at (406) 586-4364.
Case Website and Case Record.
The Court has established a page on its website dedicated to providing forms and information about the process for resolution of the Objections in this case. The address for the website is: https://courts.mt.gov/courts/water/CSKT/
Western Montana Water Rights 
Click to access no_2.pdf
Page 7 last paragraph, “This Order has been served on all other self-represented Objectors. Pursuant to Rule 5(c),
M.R.Civ.P. a copy of the complete Master Service List is available at:
https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/Water/cskt/
Couldn’t find the list…am I missing something?
If you select the link they provided, scroll down the page and just above the water court contact information you will see “Service List”. Click on it, and it will open to show all of the service lists thus far in the proceedings.
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https://pacificlegal.org/
Pacific Legal Foundation:
Individual Liberty & Property Rights
“PLF is the oldest and most successful public interest legal organization that fights for limited government, property rights & individual rights.”
PLF only replies that they know about and follow the Compact legal machinations, but otherwise have no interest. It is not within their parameters of interest or capabilities.
VIA EMAIL
Dear Mr. Chavasse:
Thank you for contacting Pacific Legal Foundation.
We have been following the CSKT Compact controversy for a number of years, and the judgment of our attorneys has been that there is no role for PLF in resolving or litigating the issue. Unfortunately, due to our limited resources, we must decline involvement in many complicated constitutional or political disputes in order to focus on those special cases that may result widely applicable and beneficial precedents.
Thanks again for your interest in Pacific Legal Foundation. I hope you understand the constraints we operate under.
Sincerely,
Brien Bartels
Case Review Analyst
Pacific Legal Foundation
What a disappointment.
What could possibly be more “widely applicable” to the entirety of the western United States than their water and land patents?
It isnt clear to me how this legal system could prohibit objectors from working together, down to the minutest detail, on a defense against this whole thing.
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