Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-05 18:06:13.31765+00
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05/05/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: DA 22-0600

                                      DA 22-0600
                                   _________________

 SALVATRICE MUSCLE,

              Plaintiff and Appellant,

       v.                                                            ORDER

 ANTONIO SANTIN, M.D.,

              Defendant and Appellee.
                                _________________

       On January 20, 2023, this Court returned Appellant’s opening brief for failure to
comply with several of the applicable Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure and ordered
Appellant to correct the brief prior to refiling. However, we further noted that the brief
was prematurely filed as no transcripts had been filed and the record on appeal was thus
not complete. We ordered Appellant to correct and refile the brief within 30 days after the
date on which the remainder of the record, specifically the transcripts, was filed.
       On May 4, 2023, this Court issued an Order asserting that Appellant’s brief was
now overdue. This was in error, as no transcripts have been filed with this Court and thus
the record on appeal remains incomplete.
       However, the Notice of Appeal in this matter was filed on October 21, 2022, and
pursuant to M. R. App. P. 9(1), the transcripts were due 40 days thereafter. Although
Appellant indicated at the time she filed the Notice of Appeal that she anticipated difficulty
in obtaining the transcripts, no requests for extension of time, or District Court orders
granting extension of time for completion of transcripts, have subsequently been filed in
this Court.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this Court’s May 4, 2023 Order setting a
deadline of June 1, 2023, for Appellant’s Opening Brief is RESCINDED and
WITHDRAWN.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before June 1, 2023, Appellant shall file a
report on the status of this appeal.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to all counsel of record and to
court reporter Anne Perron.

                                             2                                Electronically signed by:
                                                                                    Mike McGrath
                                                                       Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                     May 5 2023