Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-28 23:06:02.225693+00
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02/28/2023
                                            ORIGINAL
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 22-0747

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

                                       DA 22-0747
                                                                           FILED
CHRISTOPHER NUCKOLLS,                                                       FEB 2 8 2n23
                                                                          BovvEn Cireenwooct
                                                                        Clerk of Supreme Cour.
                                                                           State of winntana
                Petitioner and Appellant.

     vs.                                                             ORDER

 NANCY NUCKOLLS,

                Respondent and Appellee.

         Montana Rule of Appellate Procedure 12(1) requires that an Appellant's opening
brief must include a table of contents, statement of issues, statement of the case, statement
of facts, standard of review, summary of argument, argument, conclusion, and an appendix
including the judgrnent and order from which the appeal is taken.           The Court has
determined that Appellant's brief filed February 27, 2023, does not comply with Rule
12(1).
         Therefore,
         IT IS ORDERED that within thirty days of the date of this Order, Appellant shall
file a copy of their compliant brief with the Clerk of this Court and serve one copy upon
each counsel of record in conformity with M. R. App. P. 10(2).
         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Appellant is directed that their opening brief must
comply substantially, in form and substance, with the Montana Rules of Appellate
Procedure and must contain a cogent argument. See In re Marriage of McMahon, 2002
MT 198, 311 Mont. 175, 53 P.3d 1266. To assist Appellant in complying with Court rules,
the Clerk is directed to provide him with a copy of the Civil Handbook for proceeding
before the Supreme Court without an attorney.

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      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 compliant brief.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court give notice of this Order
by mail to Appellant and to all counsel of record.

       DATED this 28th day of February, 2023.
                                                  For the Court,

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