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Madison County commissioners approve discovery request in Carlson Land & Cattle lawsuit
Summary
After a closed session on litigation strategy, the Madison County Commissioners unanimously approved a discovery request in Carlson Land & Cattle LLC v. Madison County on July 13, 2026. The board recorded that no decisions were made during the closed session itself.
The Madison County Commissioners unanimously voted July 13 to approve a discovery request in the county's litigation with Carlson Land & Cattle LLC. Commissioner William A. Todd moved to "approve the discovery request for the case record on the agenda for responses," and Commissioner Duke W. Gilman seconded; the motion passed with Commissioners Todd, Gilman and Chairman Ronald E. Nye recorded in favor.
The board had convened a closed session under Montana's open-meetings statute, cited in the minutes as 2-3-203(4), MCA, to discuss litigation strategy for Carlson Land & Cattle LLC v. Madison County. The minutes state the meeting was closed at 12:03 p.m. and reopened at 12:32 p.m., and they note explicitly that "No Decisions were made while in closed session." The approval of the discovery request occurred after the session ended and was taken in open session.
