Court Opinion

ID: 9902097
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-22 22:06:14.983999+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:45.408008
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11/22/2023

                IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                     Case Number: DA 23-0575

                                        DA 23-0575
                                     _________________

 RIKKI HELD; LANDER B., by and through his
 guardian Sara Busse; BADGE B., by and through his
 guardian Sara Busse; SARIEL SANDOVAL; KIAN T.,
 by and through his guardian Todd Tanner;
 GEORGIANNA FISCHER; KATHRYN GRACE
 GIBSON-SNYDER; EVA L., by and through her
 guardian Mark Lighthiser; MIKA K., by and through
 his guardian Rachel Kantor; OLIVIA VESOVICH;
 JEFFREY K., by and through his guardian Laura King;
 NATHANIEL K., by and through his guardian Laura
 King; CLAIRE VLASES; RUBY D., by and through
 her guardian Shane Doyle; LILIAN D., by and through
 her guardian Shane Doyle; TALEAH HERNÁNDEZ,
                                                                 ORDER
             Plaintiffs and Appellees,

       v.

 STATE OF MONTANA, GOVERNOR GREG
 GIANFORTE, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, MONTANA
 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
 CONSERVATION, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT
 OF TRANSPORTATION,

             Defendants and Appellants.
                                   _________________

       Byron L. Trackwell has filed a motion to file an amicus brief. Trackwell has
attached a proposed amicus brief to his motion. Good cause appearing,
       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed
to file the brief attached to the motion.

                                                                          Electronically signed by:
                                                                                Mike McGrath
                                                                   Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                             November 22 2023