Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-10 17:06:09.839499+00
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ORIGINAL                                                                                   03/09/2023

             IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: DA 22-0629

                                          DA 22-0629
                                                                            FILED
BILLY BUDD SULLIVAN and                                                      MAR 09 2°23
HARRY RICHARDS,                                                            Bowen Greenv,rcd
                                                                                           Court
                                                                         Clerk of Suprerne
                                                                            State of Montana
             Plaintiffs and Appellants,

      v.                                                              ORDER

ALICIA DORMAN and
JASON FORTNEY,

             Defendants and Appellees.

       On February 16, 2023, we requested Appellants Billy Budd Sullivan and Hany
Richards file a report on the status of this appeal as they had indicated that transcripts were
necessary for this appeal but it did not appear that they had arranged to pay the court reporter
to prepare these transcripts in accordance with M. R. App. P. 8(3) and 9(1).
       Appellants have timely filed the requested status report, advising us that they are
unable to afford transcripts and requesting that we allow this appeal to proceed on the
remainder of the District Court record, which was transmitted to this Court on January 6,
2023. We agree it is appropriate for this matter to proceed on the transmitted record.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Appellants shall prepare, file, and serve their
opening brief on or before April 10, 2023. A11 further briefing deadlines shall be as provided
in M. R. App. P. 13(1).
       The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel ofrecord, and to Billy
Budd Sullivan and Harry Richards.
       DATED this 9th day of March, 2023.

                                                   For the Court,

                                                   B
                                                                    hief Justice