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Date Created: 2024-02-21 01:07:48.681348+00
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1J ORIGINAL                                             02/20/2024

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                          Case Number: DA 22-0545

                                         DA 22-0545

 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:
                                                                                      FILED
                                                                                      FEB 2 0 2024`
 LINDSAY B. GOUDREAU,                                                               Bowen Greenwood
                                                                                  Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                                     State of Montana

              Petitioner, Appellee,
              and Cross-Appellant
                                                                       ORDER
       and

 JEFFREY A. GOUDREAU,

              Respondent, Appellant,
              and Cross-Appellee.

       On January 16, 2024, we issued an opinion in the above-entitled action, affirming
in part, reversing in part, and remanding for correction of clerical errors in the Decree of
Dissolution. In re Marriage of Goudreau, 2024 MT 6N. Lindsay subsequently filed a
petition for rehearing. Jeff timely filed a response and request for sanctions pursuant to
M. R. App. P. 19(5).
       M. R. App. P. 20(1)(a) provides that a petition for rehearing will be considered only
when the Court "overlooked some fact material to the decision," when "it overlooked some
question presented by counsel that would have proven decisive to the case," or when "its
decision conflicts with a statute or controlling decision not addressed" by the Court.
Having fully considered Lindsay's petition, we see no basis for granting rehearing under
M. R. App. P. 20(1)(a).
       M. R. App. P. 19(5) provides that the Court may "award sanctions to the prevailing
party in [a]... petition for relief determined to be frivolous, vexatious, filed for purposes of
harassment or delay, or taken without substantial and reasonable grounds." While we
conclude Lindsay's claims in this petition are without merit, we decline to adopt the
characterization of bad faith advanced by Jeff in his response.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for rehearing is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Jeff's request for sanctions is DENIED.
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail copies of this Order to all counsel of record.
DATED this C-6        day of February, 2024.

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