Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-07 20:10:02.951245+00
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08/07/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 23-0135

                                        DA 23-0135
                                    _________________

ISAAC DUPUIS,

             Plaintiff and Appellant,

      v.

STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF                                      ORDER
LABOR,
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIVISION;
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE APPEALS
BOARD,

             Defendants AND Appellees.
                                    _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with the Montana Rules of
Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellee’s Response brief filed electronically
on August 7, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not comply with the
below-referenced Rule.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(d) requires that a principal brief contain a statement of the
facts relevant to the issues presented for review, “with references to the pages or the parts
of the record at which material facts appear.” While M. R. App. P. 12(1)(i) requires that
only the Appellant’s brief contain an appendix, Appellee’s brief cites to an appendix
(“App.”) that is not part of the record or filings on appeal. Appellee’s Response brief
must therefore contain the referenced appendix, or must cite directly to the record on
appeal.
Therefore,
       IT IS ORDERED that the referenced brief is accepted for filing, but within ten
(10) days of the date of this Order the Appellee shall electronically file with the Clerk of
this Court the cited-to/referenced Appellee’s appendix and serve copies of the appendix
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:
                                                                                        Dirk Sandefur
                                                                              Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                        August 7 2023