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04/02/2024

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 23-0611

                                          DA 23-0611
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF
C.M.C.,

D.C. and J.C.,

             Petitioners and Appellees,
                                                                    ORDER
      and

C.S. f/k/a C.T.,

             Respondent and Appellant.
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       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with the Montana Rules of
Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant’s reply brief filed electronically on
April 1, 2024, this Court has determined that the brief does not comply with the below-
referenced Rule and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 10(6) requires that in any proceeding regarding adoption under Title
42, “only the initials of the child, parent(s), or individual party(ies), as the case may be,
may be used in all filings[.]” While the Appellant’s reply brief does use initials for the
child, it repeatedly uses the names of the parents, rather than initials as required.
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 Rule 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
                                                                                  April 2 2024