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Date Created: 2024-04-30 18:06:13.262483+00
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j ORIGINAL                                             04/30/2024

                                                                                           Case Number: DA 24-0068
           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

                                         DA 24-0068

 ASHLEY LeANN TINTINGER

             Petitioner and Appellee,

       and
                                                                       ORDER
 SAMUEL VERNON TINTINGER                                                           FILED
              Respondent and Appellant.                                             APR 3 0 2024
                                                                                  Bowen Greenwood
                                                                                Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                                   State of tvlontana

       After reviewing the Appellant's Opening Brief filed on April 30, 2024, this Court
has determined that the brief does not comply with the Montana Rules of Appellate
Procedure for the below-referenced reason and must be resubmitted.
       Rule 13(2) requires an Appellant to file a signed original brief and copies with Clerk
of the Supreme Court. The Appellant's Opening Brief is unsigned, and thus not in
compliance with the Rules.'
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
Appellant shall file with the Clerk of this Court a revised brief containing the revisions
necessary to comply with the specified Rule and shall serve copies of the revised brief on
all parties of record; 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 Appellant and to all
parties of record.

 We also note that the Appellant's Opening Brief lists its word count at 37,294. This is out of
compliance with the 10,000-word limit for a principal brief under Rule 11(4)(a). However, upon
examination, the Appellant's Opening Brief is under 10,000 words and therefore in compliance
with that Rule.
DATED this 30th day of April, 2024.
                                      For the Court,