Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-30 23:07:41.526402+00
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ORIGINAL                                      05/30/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                Case Number: DA 23-0117

                                         DA 23-0117                           '1
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 STATE OF MONTANA,
                                                                             MAY 3 a 2C23
                                                                          Bowen G--err-r- od
                                                                        Clerk of   - rarr
                                                                           State of Montana
              Petitioner and Appellee,
       v.
                                                                     ORDER
 SAXON DRU POLICH,

             Respondent and Appellant.

       Saxon Dru Polich, a self-represented litigant, is appealing from his conviction in
Cascade County Justice Court of Obstruction of Peace Officer or Other Public Servant,
§ 45-7-302, MCA, a misdemeanor, arising out of his actions of "dropp[ing] to his knees
and refus[ing] to walk" after being held in contempt of court in Great Falls Municipal Court
on a prior matter, requiring law enforcement "to carry him out of the courtroom, up the
stairs, and to the patrol car." Memorandum and Order Affirming Justice Court, Eighth
Judicial District Court, Cause No. ADC-22-586, January 6, 2023.
       Polich filed a notice of appeal with this Court on February 16, 2023, and the District
Court record was filed on March 24, 2023. On April 26, 2023, Polich submitted to the
Clerk of Court's Office a bound document entitled "Affidavit of Obligation in Notice of a
Violation of Rights protected and preserved by the Constitution of the United States of
America-Writ of Mandamus-Demand and Notice for Certification-Certification inquiry."
On the same day, an order was issued by this Court which described the document provided
by Polich and explained "[t]his document is nonsensical and hard to decipher. . . .While
the Court attempts to give some leeway to self-represented litigants, the document filed by
the Appellant is insufficient to constitute an appellate brief and must be resubmitted." The
order then delineated the submitted document's numerous violations of briefing rules and
ordered the brief to be resubmitted for filing within 30 days, that being by May 26, 2023.
      Thereafter, Polich personally conveyed to the Clerk's Office that he would not make
any revisions to his submitted document and, in any event, failed to comply with the
Court's order by submitting a revised brief within 30 days. Consequently,
       IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk
of Court is directed to CLOSE this matter as of this Order's date and to issue remittitur.
The Clerk is also directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel of record and to Saxon
Dru Polich personally.
       DATED this 3 .6     day of May, 2023.

                                                               Chi ef Justi ce

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