Judge dismisses part of claim against Ravalli County; case continues

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 891

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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MISSOULA — A federal judge dismissed Wednesday a claim Ravalli County was falsely imprisoning people who enrolled in a jail diversion program — one part of a lawsuit being heard this week in U.S. District Court in Montana.

But witness testimony continued in the class-action case, and a justice of the peace said people who enrolled in the program have thanked her for changing their lives.

In Leonard et al vs. Ravalli County, plaintiffs …

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