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Stavenjord v. Montana State Fund
WCC No. 2000-0207

Supreme Court Decision: 2006 MT 257

Supreme Court Decision: 2003 MT 67

WCC Decision:

Stavenjord v. State Fund, 2003 MTWCC 30 (4/24/03)
(Withholding Attorney Fees in Plans I & II)

Holding: Occupational disease claimants since 1987 are entitled to permanent partial disability benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act where those benefits are more favorable than the award available under section 39-72-405, MCA.

Docket: (Click on item link to review linked document.)

[DOCUMENTS CONTAINING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FILED IN THE COURT'S FILE ARE NOT LINKED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. THE WCC # IS THE DOCKET ITEM NUMBER IN THE COURT'S OFFICIAL FILE. NOT ALL DOCUMENTS FROM THE COURT'S FILE WILL BE POSTED.]

WCC #31 04/09/03 Petitioner's Notice of Common Fund Attorney Fee Lien - 4/9/03
WCC #33 04/22/03 Motion for the Application of the Common Fund Doctrine (Petitioner)
WCC#35 04/24/03 Order Authorizing Withholding
WCC #36 04/28/03 Motion for Stay, Request for Direction on Implementation, and Request for Status Conference (Respondent)
WCC #37 05/05/03 Petitioner's Request for Status Conference and Stipulation to file Delayed Response Briefs
WCC #38 06/06/03 Status Conference Minutes
WCC #39 06/06/03 Transcript of 6/6/03 Proceeding
WCC #40 07/11/03 State Fund's First Status Report
WCC #42 08/28/03 Conference Minute Entry # 3352
WCC #43 08/28/03 Transcript of 8/28/03 Proceeding
WCC #47 01/22/04 Stipulation Regarding Prospective Claims (Stavenjord)
WCC #49 02/13/04 Stavenjord: Joint Stipulation of Facts
WCC #51 02/13/04 State Fund's Status Report to the Court re: Stavenjord
WCC #52 02/20/04 Schmill/Stavenjord Conference
WCC #49 02/13/04 Joint Stipulation of Facts
WCC #50 02/13/04 State Fund's Status Report to the Court
  03/03/04 Letter RE: St. James Community Hosp., Inc.
WCC #53 03/05/04 Stavenjord's Opening Brief On Post-Remand Issues - 3/5/04
WCC #54 03/08/04 State Fund's Opening Brief Regarding Retroactivity, Common Fund Entitlement, Common Fund Fees and Global Lien of Stavenjord's Counsel
WCC #55 04/14/04 Stavenjord's Response Brief - Post-Remand Issues
WCC #56 04/14/04 State Fund's Answer Brief Regarding Retroactivity, Common Fund Entitlement, Common Fund Fees And Global Lien Of Stavenjord's Counsel
WCC #57 05/18/04 Affidavit Of Thomas J. Murphy Re: State Fund Dividend Information To Supplement Agreed Fact #77
  05/26/04 Judge McCarter's Letter To Counsel Requesting Class Action Analysis
WCC #59 06/09/04 Minutes of Conference Call
  06/14/04 Judge's Letter Re: Matters To Discuss In Oral Argument
WCC #63 08/27/04 Decision On Common Fund Retroactivity
WCC #65 09/16/04 Conference Minute Entry # 3499
WCC #67 09/20/04 Order Staying Decision
WCC #75 09/21/05 Memo From Judge Shea To Common Fund Litigation Files With Attached Letter From Judge Shea To John Connor
WCC # 76 09/27/05 E-mail From Court To All Common Fund Counsel
WCC #77 09/30/05 Letter From John P. Connor To Judge Shea
WCC #78 11/23/05 Letter From Thomas J. Murphy To Judge Shea
WCC #79 12/06/05 Memo To Counsel And All Parties Of Record With Blank Affidavit Form
WCC #80 12/28/05 Letter From Court To Michael J. Allison (Brotherhood Mutual Ins. Co.)
WCC #81 01/23/06 Affidavit (Legion Insurance Company - Bruce Daley)
WCC #82 01/23/06 Legion Insurance Company's (In Liquidation) Joinder In Brief Of Reliance Insurance Company (In Liquidation) Seeking Dismissal From Common Fund Actions
WCC #83 03/01/06 Letter From Steven S. Carey To Court (02/27/06)
WCC #84 05/02/06 Affidavit of Darrel M. Seife (Bankers Multiple Line Insurance Company)
WCC #85 05/02/06 Certificate of Service
WCC #86 05/04/06 Letter From Thomas J. Murphy To Kelly Wills (Bankers Multiple Line Insurance) (05/03/06)
WCC #87 07/12/06 Affidavit of Sandy I. Mayernik (Republic Western Insurance Co.)
WCC #88 10/06/06 Supreme Court Decision (#869)
WCC #89 10/11/06 Letter From K. Wills to Court (Requesting Dismissal of Bankers Multiple Line - 10/10/06)
WCC #90 10/11/06 Letter From K. Wills to Court (Requesting Dismissal of Reliance Insurance Company - 10/10/06 [copy--original filed in Reesor])
WCC #91 10/13/06 Memo From Court To Kelly M. Wills (10/13/06)
WCC #92 11/14/06 Remittitur Received From Supreme Court
WCC #93 11/21/06 File Returned from Supreme Court
WCC #94 11/21/06 Supreme Court Order (Request for Rehearing Denied) (871)
WCC #95 11/28/06 Conference Call - Minute Book Hearing No. 3778
WCC #96 12/06/06 Order Requesting Report of Proposed Procedure to Idenitfy Potential Beneficiaries
WCC #97 01/22/07 Report to Court Re: Identification and Notification (State Fund)
WCC #98 02/15/07 Order Inviting Amicus Curiae Briefing
WCC #99 03/07/07 E-Mail From Judge Shea To Counsel
WCC #100 03/08/07 Letter From Thomas J. Murphy to Judge Shea
WCC #101 03/09/07 E-Mail From Judge Shea to Thomas J. Murphy
WCC #102 03/30/07 Petitioner Stavenjord's Report Regarding the Need for a Common Fund
WCC #103 04/02/07 Letter From Susan Francis to Judge Shea (03/29/07)
WCC #104 04/09/07 Letter from Judge Shea to Susan Francis
WCC #105 04/20/07 Request for Judicial Notice/Inclusion in the Record (Montana State Fund)
WCC #106 04/02/07 State Fund's Response to Stavenjord's Report Regarding Need for Common Fund
WCC #107 04/23/07 Telephonic Conference - Minute Book Hearing No. 3839
WCC #108 04/26/07 In-Person Conference - Minute Book Hearing No. 3844
WCC #109 05/08/07 Letter from Judge Shea To Ms. Susan Francis
WCC #110 05/18/07 Letter to Judge from L. Jones (5/17/07)
WCC #111 05/31/07

Transcript of Proceedings (April 16, 2007, Conference)
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Exhibits to Transcript
WCC #112 06/07/07 Copy of Letter from Thomas J. Murphy to Larry Jones (06/06/07)
WCC #113 01/15/08 Order Regarding Identification and Notification of Potential Beneficiaries
WCC #114 01/28/08 Copy of Letter From Thomas J. Murphy to Julie Sampson, Court Reporter (Requesting Transcript for Appeal)
WCC #115 02/04/08 State Fund's Petition for Reconsideration
WCC #116 02/20/08 Petitioner's Response to the State Fund's Request for Reconsideration
WCC #117 04/18/08 Petitioner's Request for Emergency Hearing on Attorney Fee Lien
WCC #118 04/18/08 Letter from Martello to Judge Shea w/ Attached Stavenjord Notification Letters (04/18/08)
WCC #119 04/21/08 Montana State Fund's Response to Petitioner's Request for Emergency Hearing on Attorney Fee Lien
WCC #120 04/21/08 Letter from Murphy to Judge Shea (Attachments Not Linked as They Contain Confidential Information)
WCC #121 04/24/08 Order Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration - 04/24/08
WCC #122 04/28/08 Notice of Appeal (Appellant)
WCC #123 04/29/08 Supreme Court's Notice of Filing (Appeal Filed 4/28/08) (DA 08-0209)
WCC #124 04/30/08 E-Mail Correspondence Between Court and Counsel (Regarding Request for Emergency Hearing and Notice of Appeal)
WCC #125 05/01/08 Amended Notice of Appeal (Appellant)
WCC #126 05/07/08 Notice of Cross-Appeal (Montana State Fund)
WCC #127 05/12/08 Notice of Filing (Montana Supreme Court Notice Cross-Appeal Was Filed on May 8, 2008)
WCC #128 06/03/08 Affidavit (Transport Insurance Company)
WCC #129 06/05/08 File Transmitted to Montana Supreme Court