IN THE SUPRElME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
RULE 23, M.R.APP.P., TO REQUIRE THE
INCLUSION OF A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ORDER
BRIEF SAVED TO A DISC OR CD rzc Pro Tune
WHEN THE BRIEF IS FILED
On February 4,2003, we entered an order amending Rule 23(B), M.R.App.P.. The
purpose of our order was to require disc or CD copies of briefs to be filed with the briefs
from and after April 1.2003. Unfortunately, the placement in the Rule of the language added
was not correct. Accordingly, this order is necessary to correct that error.
This Court has been advised that the State Law Library will be able to make briefs
filed in this Court available on line more quickly if the brief does not have to be first
optically scanned by library personnel, but instead can be input directly from a computer disc
or CD.
Therefore, in order to better utilize the time and resources of the State Law Library
and in order to make briefs filed in this Court more readily available to the bench, bar and
public via the State Law Library website,
IT IS ORDERED that Rule 23, M.R.App.P., is amended by adding thereto a paragraph
(i), to follow paragraph (h), as follows:
(i) Disc copy of briefs. There shall be included with original briefs filed
under this Rule and under Rule 17, one copy of the brief saved to either a 3 %"
floppy disc or to a CD. This rule shall not apply to hand-written briefs or to
those typed on a typewriter. Failure to include the disc or CD with the original
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IT IS ORDEWD that our February 4, 2003, order is vacated and that this order is
substituted therefore, nunc pro tunc.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this amendment shall be applicable to briefs filed
on and after April 1,2003.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court give notice of this Order by
mail to each clerk of the district court; to the Executive Director of the State Bar of Montana
with a request that this Order be published in the next available issue of the Montana Lawyer
and be posted to the Bar's website; to the State Law Librarian with the request that this Order
be posted to the Law Library's website; and to Gregory J. Petesch, Code Conmissioner &
Director of Legal Services.
DATED this of March, 2003.