Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-13 21:10:16.566057+00
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11/13/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                       Case Number: DA 23-0359

                                          DA 23-0359
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IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE
OF:
                                                                    ORDER
      TOM NICHOLS,

             Petitioner

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       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with the Montana Rules of
Appellate Procedure. After reviewing Appellee’s answer brief filed electronically on
November 13, 2023, 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 a principal brief contain “a statement of the
facts relevant to the issues presented for review, with references to the pages or the parts
of the record at which material facts appear.”         Appellee’s answer brief contains a
statement of facts, but no citations to the record.
       M. R. App. P. 13(2) requires that all briefs are signed. Appellee appears to have
inadvertently left blank the signature line of its answer brief.
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 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 all
parties of record.

                                                                            Electronically signed by:
                                                                                 Dirk Sandefur
                                                                       Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                              November 13 2023