Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-05 23:06:04.300803+00
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ORIGINAL                                       12/05/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                Case Number: DA 23-0315

                                        DA 23-0315

 ON SIXTH AVENUE, LLC,

              Plaintiff and Appellee,

       v.                                                            ORDER

 CLAYTON WAYNE RAMSEY,
                                                                       FILED
              Defendant and Appellant.
                                                                       DEC 5 2023
                                                                     Bowen Greenwood
                                                                   Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                      State of Montana

       In an October 31, 2023 Order, this Court dismissed this appeal with prejudice
because self-represented Appellant Clayton Wayne Ramsey did not file his opening brief
by the extended deadline of October 12, 2023. Ramsey has filed and served a pleading
requesting recourse, counsel, and another extension of time. We deem his pleading a
petition for rehearing. M. R. App. P. 20(1). No response has been filed.
       Ramsey appeals the Yellowstone County District Court's denial of his appeal from
the Justice Court of Record, Civil Division, that concluded Ramsey violated a rental
agreement for unpaid rent in 2022 and damaged a furnace. The District Court affirmed the
Justice Court's conclusions.
       M. R. App. P. 20(1)(a) provides the criteria for rehearing. Relevant here, this Court
"will consider a petition for rehearing presented only upon . . . [t]hat it overlooked some
fact material to the decision[.]" M. R. App. P. 20(1)(a)(i).
       The material fact is that Ramsey did not file his, opening brief on time for this Court
to consider his arguments. It was not overlooked. Given that Ramsey has previously
appeared on his own behalf in both the Justice Court and the District Court, it seems that
he was able to serve and file his documents. We observe that Ramsey attempted to file an
opening brief, but it was returned for lack of service to opposing counsel. We cannot
remedy his failure to serve his opening brief as required by this Court's rules. We conclude
that Ramsey is not entitled to rehearing. M. R. App. P. 20(1).
     Therefore,
     IT IS ORDERED that Ramsey's deemed Petition for Rehearing is DENIED and
DISMISSED.
     The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel of record and to
Clayton Wayne Ramsey =nally.
     DATED this        dry of December, 2023.

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