Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-14 18:06:10.497335+00
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12/14/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                      Case Number: DA 23-0454

                                        DA 23-0454
                                     _________________

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:

DANIEL DIXON BERK,

             Petitioner and Appellee,
                                                                   ORDER
      and

APRIL RAE BERK,

             Respondent and Appellant.
                                     _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the
Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant’s reply brief filed
electronically on December 13, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not
comply with the below-referenced Rule and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 11(4)(a) requires that a reply brief shall not exceed 5,000 words.
Appellant’s certificate of compliance states that the reply brief word count does not
exceed 5,507 words.
       After reviewing the Appellant’s reply brief filed on December 13, 2023, this Court
has determined that the brief does not comply with the Rules and must be resubmitted.
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:
                                                                                     Mike McGrath
                                                                        Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                  December 14 2023