MATTER OF RULES ON DISQUALIFICATION

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5Po - z5 p ; g rt. 'The Court's ?A.tention has k e n drawn to two clgi2ics 2 m ., tians ~ e e . t e d i- the Rules for t h e Sissua?,i".c;_tior~ a & : ' ~ u q B 2 stitntior of J u d g e s adapted by thi.s C ~ m r ton S e p t e n ec- 2 h . b , , 11988, and new codified at 3-1-8'11 thrnugi- -8115z7,c:m 4 C herticns 3-1-904 (1)i a j and (b), "!CAP are n c d k f i e r l as f%Zow,-s: -, <-3 a. - ia) A xatio-: "r o silbstit~tlon of a $ + 1 + Y ~ - _ .-i. : * judge s h l l be made by fiLicg a written motinn with i k -. clerk, as f o l i c w s : st ~ k . ~ , . . , rlndersiy.re6 ilerehv -.loves f o r sill,ti.iiltinn . . of District Sudge in this case.' k cacv of the nation s h a L I be served uscn a >i *l . parties tc the proceeding and the clerk shall * immediately n i i : the jueqe aad the rirst j u d g e in itfy jurisdiction, i f there has already been a rubstitukiorr. A"er a tine1,y ?icltion has been f i l , e d , the substitnted 3adqe shall have nn power to act on t h e merits of t h e cause or to d e c i d e Legal issues therein, ard shall call in m o t h e r j u d q e . However, a resident district ;udge who has previnusiy keen s.o~bstitutec': from "ihe case mas: agree to set the calendar, draw a i u r v , cs:nnduct a11 routine matters ineluding arrai-;-ireotcs, . e i r pretrial con&trences in civil cases, and other matters which do i , not 90 thc n;erits of t h e c;;sc, if t h e jaiJqc ip j nrisdicticn a u t h n r i z c ? r t h e same. L, & , LA,.: ~ . ' ( b ) The first urstric"-~*o eltho l i s substituted or eisqua4.ified for cause s i . ~ a . l l h a v e . t h e d u t y of c 2 i l 4 . n g L-; a l l c;uhsequnot a1stri-t jusges. In a r n o l t i - j u d g e court all other judses in that ccart shall be called, ir accordance with that court% iinterral operati-ig T L I ? O S ~ before a j u d g e from another czstrict caurt is called in. It shell be the dot:^ ef the clerk o f court to star~pthe name ~ $ t h e j;dqc? to whom t k ; e czso js assj-q-ec? 03 t h e 5 . ~ , ~ face .hnw . - IT - above ~ G F - ~ C ? ~ ? F I I ? C t.7 ss >%Cn, 2re effective as sf tl:e date o f that ioilim;"R"fj and '- . > ~ cf the i z i t i , c i L p l e a a r n q , coxplzint, order to c a a s e , or infcrmaticn, and a .-l c a n i n s thereof. i ( ) this or2er, w h - Clerk of this C011j:t %he i s directed to - ? a i l opies of this order to ths failowiag: % c Pode Cormissioner o>"".~- S t 2 t e ? (ifp.<cntana; District Court Judges of the State o f Montafia; Clerks o f t h e 7istrirt Court.; O F the "ate of kI9ntar:;i; ., vni .- , ..a stateS Xontana; Iresidefit rn &<cnta.ra, an*. t r\: #-*.-: F::eci?t.ixie Cniirt ~ a d g t ?of ~ Director c f the State of the State Bar of with, direction that it he oubiished in the Montana Lawirer; d - prnsi;icnr 2nd ~:.:ecutii-e Direc",or of t Lawyers Association. i ) p . ' _ ~ ";-is "S 8 T% ~ 6 "has. of Novercber, 19m9, Montana Trial

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