Opinion ID: 2635881
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: objection to the garrisons' brief

Text: [¶ 21] Before we discuss the substantive matters involved in this case, we must address a procedural issue. The Garrisons filed their brief as appellants in S-07-0132 on September 10, 2007. CC Builders filed an objection to that brief, contending that it failed to comply with the dictates of W.R.A.P. 7.01, particularly in regard to its lack of citations to the record. This Court sustained that objection and ordered the Garrisons to file a brief with appropriate record citations. The Garrisons filed a second brief on December 3, 2007. CC Builders again objected, this time complaining not only that the Garrisons' brief continued to lack appropriate citations, but that the brief had been changed in ways beyond the Court's order. The Garrisons responded in support of their brief, pointing out the numerous citation corrections made in response to the Court's order. We have examined the Garrisons' second brief and, although it continues to contain incomplete citations and multiple-page citations that are not very helpful, we conclude that it is adequate to allow us to utilize the record in analyzing the issues, and that it does not substantially add new issues to the controversy. Therefore, we will deny CC Builders' request that we strike the brief or sanction the Garrisons.