Title: Internal Operating Rules

State: montana

Issuer: Montana Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

AF 06-0632 FILE

      

IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT ) SEP 14 2008
OF THE MONTANA SUPREME COURT ) ORDER
| INTERNAL OPERATING RULES ) Ed Smith
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‘Whereas this Court has determined to revise its internal operating procedures,
IT IS ORDERED that Section 1(3)(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:

3. On the conference date the following procedure will be used in
considering the cases set for conference:
(a) Each case will be discussed by the justices assigned to that case,

‘The first issue shall be oral argument. If tree justices request oral argument,
the case willbe set for oral argument en banc, and no further discussion will be
held on that case. If a justice would like to discuss assigning a case for oral
argument prior tothe conference for which the case is scheduled, the case shall
‘be placed on the next appropriate classification conference agenda en bane for
Purposes of discussing oral argument of the case.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Section VII(2) is hereby amended to read:

2. ‘The Supreme Court shall generally hold a conference on Tuesday
aftemoon. Atall conferences, oral argument cases without a submission date
shall be given top priority. The chief justice shall prepare an agenda for each
conference. The agenda for the Tuesday conference shall be distributed by the
preceding Friday afternoon. In the event any justice is unable to attend a
conference, if possible he or she shall advise the chief justice two days prior to
the date ofthe conference. In addition the justice shall submit a written vote
setting forth his or her decisions on matters to be discussed at the conference.

 

ITIS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is effective immediately
ITIS FURTHER ORDERED that this Clerk of this Court give notice hereof to the

(Clerks of the District Courts; to the Clerk of the United States District Court of the District of
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Montana; to the Clerk of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; to Code Commissioner; to the
Executive Director ofthe State Bar of Montana with the request that this Order be published
in the next available issue of The Montana Lawyer and on the website of the State Bar of
Montana; and to the State Law Librarian with the request that this Order be published on the
State Law Library website

At,
DATED this /4 “day of September, 2006.

 

     

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