Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-23 17:07:27.040104+00
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08/23/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                       Case Number: DA 23-0131

                                         DA 23-0131
                                    _________________

ALLEN MUNRO and LINDA MUNRO,

             Plaintiffs and Appellees,

      v.                                                             ORDER

JOHN MUNRO,

             Defendant and Appellant.
                                    _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the
Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellee’s response brief
filed electronically on August 21, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not
comply with the below-referenced Rules and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 11(6)(b)(iii) requires the cover page to include the name, the venue
of the tribunal, and the judge in which the case originated or from which appeal is taken.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(d) requires that the statement of facts portion of the brief
contain a statement of the facts relevant to the issues for review. The brief needs to
include references to the record to identify where to find the facts that Appellee states in
the brief. Although Appellee’s brief contains a section with a heading identifying it as a
Statement of Facts, it does not fulfill the requirements of this Rule.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(f) requires a summary of the argument before the argument
portion of the brief. The summary should be a clear and concise statement of the
arguments made in the body of the brief. Although Appellee’s brief contains a section
with a heading identifying it as a Summary of the Argument, it does not include a clear
and concise statement of the Appellee’s arguments.
Therefore,
       IT IS ORDERED that the referenced brief is rejected.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within ten (10) days of the date of this Order the
Appellee shall electronically file with the Clerk of this Court a revised brief containing
the revisions necessary to comply with the specified Rules and that the Appellee shall
serve copies of the revised brief on all parties of record;
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no changes, additions, or deletions other than
those specified in this Order may be made to the brief as originally filed; and
       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 revised brief.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a true copy of this Order to the Appellee and to all
parties of record.

                                                                                   Electronically signed by:
                                                                                       Laurie McKinnon
                                                                              Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                       August 23 2023