Court Opinion

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04/12/2024

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                       Case Number: DA 23-0554

                                        DA 23-0554
                                     _________________

GARY TAYLOR,

             Plaintiff and Appellant,

      v.
                                                                     ORDER
GEORGE ANTHONY TAYLOR and
ANNE MARIE TAYLOR,

             Defendants and Appellees.
                                     _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the
Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellee’s response brief
filed electronically on April 11, 2024, this Court has determined that the brief does not
comply with the below-referenced Rules and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(d) requires that the statement of the facts contained in the
brief reference the pages or parts of the record at which material facts appear. Appellee's
statement of the facts cites only sporadically, and insufficiently, to the record.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(f) requires a summary of the argument before the argument
portion of the brief. The summary of the argument should include a heading identifying it
as a separate section. The summary should be a clear and concise statement of the
arguments made in the body of the brief. Appellee’s brief does not contain a summary of
the argument.
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
Appellee 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 Appellee 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 Appellee and to all
parties of record.

                                                                                   Electronically signed by:
                                                                                        Dirk Sandefur
                                                                              Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                         April 12 2024