Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-01-18 21:05:18.376064+00
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01/18/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                      Case Number: DA 22-0578

                                        DA 22-0578
                                   _________________

STATE OF MONTANA,

             Plaintiff and Appellee,

      v.                                                          ORDER

THOMAS MYRON GREGORY,

             Defendant and Appellant.
                                   _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the
Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant’s opening brief
filed electronically on January 17, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not
comply with the below-referenced Rules and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 10(2) provides that “[i]n all criminal cases appealed by the
defendant . . . all briefs, motions, and other papers, not including transcripts, shall be
served on both the county attorney and the attorney general.” Here, the Appellant’s case
was prosecuted by the Fergus County Attorney’s Office. The Appellant served a copy of
his brief on the Attorney General, but did not serve the Fergus County Attorney.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(i) requires the Appellant’s opening brief to contain an
“appendix that includes the relevant judgment, order(s), findings of fact, conclusions of
law, jury instruction(s), ruling(s), or decision(s) from which the appeal is taken together
with any written memorandum or rationale of the court, and those pages of the transcript
containing any oral ruling in support.” The appendix to the Appellant’s opening brief
does not include the relevant documents required by this rule.
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 the
Appellant shall electronically file with the Clerk of this Court a revised brief containing
the revisions necessary to comply with the specified Rules and that the Appellant shall
serve copies of the revised brief 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 Appellant and to
all parties of record.

                                                                                   Electronically signed by:
                                                                                       Ingrid Gustafson
                                                                              Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                       January 18 2023