McDonald v. SOS/Jacobsen ( 2021 )

09/15/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0382 DA 21-0382 _________________ SISTER MARY JO MCDONALD; LORI MALONEY; FRITZ DAILY; BOB BROWN; DOROTHY BRADLEY; VERNON FINLEY; MAE NAN ELLINGSON; and the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MONTANA, ORDER Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. CHRISTI JACOBSEN, Montana Secretary of State, Defendant and Appellant. _________________ Montana Rule of Appellate Procedure 12(1)(i), requires that the relevant judgment, order(s), findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instruction(s), ruling(s), or decision(s) from which the appeal is taken together with any written memorandum or rationale of the court, and those pages of the transcript containing any oral ruling in support thereof, be contained in an appellant’s brief to this Court. The Court has determined that Appellant’s Opening Brief filed September 10, 2021, does not comply with this Rule. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that within ten days of the date of this Order, Appellant shall electronically re-file the opening brief along with an appendix containing the relevant judgment or order from which the appeal is taken with the Clerk of this Court and serve one copy upon each counsel of record. 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 judgment or order appealed from. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court give notice of this Order by mail to all counsel of record. Electronically signed by: Jim Rice Justice, Montana Supreme Court September 15 2021