# CilIGKAL

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DA 21-0569

INTHEMATTER OF G.M.P., An Alleged Incapacitated Person. 

# FILEJ FEB 1 1 2022
Bovven Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana 

### ORDER

This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant's opening brief filed on February 11, 2022, this Court has determined that the briefdoes not comply with the Rules and mustbe resubmitted. M. R. App. P. 2(4)requires the caption ofan appeal to "list the parties in the same order as the caption used in the district court, with the addition of the designations `appellant' and 'appellee' as appropriate." The Appellant's opening brief has changed the caption from that used in the district court. M. R. App. P. 12(1)(a) requires the brief of an appellant to contain a "table of contents, with page references, and a table ofcases (alphabetically arranged), statutes and other authorities cited, with references to the pages of the brief where they are cited." The Appellant's opening brief does not contain a table of contents or a table of authorities. M. R. App. P. 12(1)(d) requires a "statement of the facts relevant to the issues presented for review, with references to the pages or the parts of the record at which material facts appear." The Appellant's statement of the facts contains insufficient citations tothe record before the district court. M. R. App. P. 12(1)(e) requires a "statement ofthe standard ofreview as to each issue raised, together with a citation of authority." The Appellant's standard ofreview contains no citationsto authority. 02/14/2022

Case Number: DA 21-0569M. R. App. P. 12(1)(g) requires a brief to contain an argument section, distinct

from the summary ofthe argument, which contains the "contentions ofthe appellant with respect to the issues presented and the reasons therefor, with citations to the authorities, statutes, and pages of the record relied on[.]" The argument section of Appellant's opening briefmerely invites the Court to review documents filed by the Appellant in the district court and does not contain the "contentions ofthe appellant with respect to the issues presented and the reasons therefor, with citations to the authorities, statutes, and pagesofthe record relied on"that constitute an argument. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the signed original and nine copies ofthe referenced brief bereturned forrevisions necessary to comply with the specified Rules; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a signed original and nine copies ofthe revised briefordered herein be filed within ten (10) days ofthe date ofthis Order with the Clerk ofthis Court and that one copy ofthe revised briefbe served on each counsel ofrecord; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no changes, additions, or deletions other than those specified in this Order may be rnade to the briefas originally filed; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the postage costs for returning the referenced copies ofAppellant'sbriefwill be billed to Appellant by the Clerk ofthis Court and shall be due and payable upon receipt; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the times for any subsequent briefing contained in M. R.App. P. 13 shall run from the date offilingofthe revised brief. The Clerk ofthis Court is directed to mail a true copy ofthis Order to Appellant and to mail a true copy ofthis Ordertoall counsel upon whom the briefwas served. DATED this I)4Lday ofFebruary, 2022. For the Court,



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