Ratledge v. US Attorney

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ORDER re 1 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Mark Ratledge. The U.S. Attorney's Office shall comment on this request on or before November 1, 2024. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 10/23/2024. (MMS)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION

MARK RATLEDGE,

Case No. MC-24-07-GF-BMM

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

U.S. ATTORNEY,
Respondent.
The Court received a letter from Mark Ratledge (“Ratledge”) (Doc. 1.)
Ratledge is seeking a Court order releasing the 1869 grand jury indictment and
related proceedings to Owl Child, of the Blackfeet Tribe. (Id.) The case was
decided in the U.S. Territorial Court of the Third (Helena) District of
Montana. (Doc.1)
Grand jury records, orders, and subpoenas related to grand-jury proceedings
are typically kept under seal to the extent and as long as necessary to prevent
unauthorized disclosure of a matter. Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e). The Court invites the
U.S. Attorney’s Office to comment on this request on or before November 1,

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2024. If there are any objections to releasing records the Court will conduct a
status call to address the concerns by both parties.
IT IS ORDERED:
1.

The Clerk of Court is directed to file notice of the letter to the U.S.

Attorney.
2.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office shall comment on this request on or before

November 1, 2024
DATED this 23rd day of October, 2024.

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