03/22/2022
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
Case Number: DA 21-0613
No. DA 21-0613
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MONTANA RIVERS; GALLATIN WILDLIFE
ASSOCIATION; COTTONWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW CENTER,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v. ORDER
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
Defendant-Appellee,
Montana Rule of Appellate Procedure 12(1)(h)(i) requires an appellant’s opening
brief to include an appendix with the judgment, order, findings of fact, conclusions of
law, or decision in question, together with the memorandum opinion, and those pages of
the transcript containing an oral ruling, if any, in support thereof.
The Court has determined that Appellants’ Opening Brief filed March 21, 2022,
does not comply with this Rule. Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that within ten days of the date of this Order, Appellants shall
electronically re-file their Opening Brief along with an appendix containing the relevant
judgment or order from which the appeal is taken with the Clerk of this Court and serve
one copy upon each counsel of record.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the times for any subsequent briefing contained
in M. R. App. P. 13 shall run from the date of filing of the judgment or order appealed
from.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court give notice of this Order
by mail to all counsel of record.
DATED this 22nd day of March, 2022.
For the Court,
By_________________________
Justice Jim Rice
Electronically signed by:
2 Jim Rice
Justice, Montana Supreme Court
March 22 2022