Held, et al. v. Montana

Summary

In this historic first-of-its-kind trial, a Montana state court judge ruled in favor of a group of young plaintiffs arguing the state's pro-fossil fuel policies is contributing to climate change.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Held, Rikki
Defense: State of Montana

Judge: Kathy Seeley
Jurisdiction: Montana District Court, Lewis and Clark County
Court: Lewis and Clark County District Court

Case Number: CDV-202-307
Industry: Environmental
Practice Area: Energy Law, Environmental Law

Plaintiff

Held, Rikki

Defense

State of Montana

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Opening Statement	Bellinger, Nathan
00:32:32	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Ellingson, Mae Nan	In Person
01:07:54	Break
01:26:03	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Ellingson, Mae Nan	In Person
01:37:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Held, Rikki	In Person
02:10:40	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Running, Steven	In Person
02:42:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Whitlock, Dr. Cathy	In Person
01:13:54	Break
01:31:39	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Whitlock, Dr. Cathy	In Person
03:00:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		K., Mika	In Person
00:28:16	General Case Activities
00:32:15	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Fagre, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:31:44	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Fagre, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:36:10	Break
01:57:04	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	B., Badge	In Person
02:21:38	General Case Activities
02:23:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Byron, Dr. Lori	In Person
03:23:39	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Stanford, Dr. Jack	In Person
00:24:43	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Stanford, Dr. Jack	In Person
00:44:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Stanford, Dr. Jack	In Person
00:45:39	Break
01:07:29	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Hernandez, Taleah	In Person
01:25:44	Witness Cross Examination		Hernandez, Taleah	In Person
01:26:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Hernandez, Taleah	In Person
01:27:49	Witness Direct Examination		Fischer, Georgianna	In Person
01:58:05	Witness Cross Examination		Fischer, Georgianna	In Person
01:59:31	General Case Activities
01:59:49	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Olson, Julia	Vlasses, Claire	In Person
00:25:35	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Erickson, Peter	In Person
01:48:25	Break
02:07:30	General Case Activities
02:08:53	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Erickson, Peter	In Person
02:33:12	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Erickson, Peter	In Person
03:13:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Erickson, Peter	In Person
03:17:35	General Case Activities	Gregory, Philip
03:20:06	General Case Activities	Olson, Julia
03:23:46	General Case Activities
03:25:19	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Held, et al. v. Montana

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Running, Steven	In Person
01:41:04	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Running, Steven	In Person
01:58:06	Break
02:13:31	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Running, Steven	In Person
02:17:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Running, Steven	In Person
02:21:58	Witness Direct Examination		Gibson-Snyder, Kathryn	In Person
03:20:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:35	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Byron, Dr. Lori	In Person
00:32:35	Witness Cross Examination		Byron, Dr. Lori	In Person
00:41:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination		Tanner, Kian	In Person
00:30:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Hedges, Anne	In Person
01:28:36	Break
01:47:30	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Hedges, Anne	In Person
02:21:15	General Case Activities
02:26:04	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Thane	Hedges, Anne	In Person
02:35:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Hedges, Anne	In Person
02:36:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Johnson, Thane	Hedges, Anne	In Person
02:38:21	Witness Direct Examination		Vlasses, Claire	In Person
02:58:13	General Case Activities
02:59:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Jacobson, Mark	In Person
01:17:49	Break
01:43:20	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Jacobson, Mark	In Person
02:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Jacobson, Mark	In Person
02:53:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	Witness Direct Examination	Olson, Julia	Vesovich, Olivia	In Person
00:34:49	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Susteren, Dr. Lise	In Person
01:38:25	Break
01:54:26	Witness Direct Examination	Bellinger, Nathan	Susteren, Dr. Lise	In Person
02:21:44	Witness Cross Examination	Stermitz, Mark	Susteren, Dr. Lise	In Person
02:29:48	Witness Direct Examination	Gregory, Philip	Busse, Lander	In Person
03:14:52	General Case Activities
03:20:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination		Dorrington, Chris	In Person
00:34:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hornbein, Melissa	Dorrington, Chris	In Person
01:06:32	Break
01:06:32	Break
01:24:19	Witness Direct Examination		Nowakowski , Sonja	In Person
02:37:26	Witness Cross Examination		Nowakowski , Sonja	In Person
02:56:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:27	Witness Cross Examination		Nowakowski , Sonja	In Person
00:36:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Nowakowski , Sonja	In Person
00:43:09	General Case Activities
00:51:54	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Thane	Anderson, Terry	In Person
01:00:48	Witness Cross Examination		Anderson, Terry	In Person
01:29:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:03	General Case Activities	Sullivan, Roger
00:11:22	General Case Activities	Gregory, Philip
00:15:51	General Case Activities
00:20:48	Closing Statement	Bellinger, Nathan
00:40:29	Closing Statement	Russell, Michael
00:52:21	General Case Activities
00:53:03	End of Session