Board of Regents v. State ( 2022 )

02/18/2022 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0605 DA 21-0605 _________________ BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Petitioner and Appellee, v. ORDER THE STATE OF MONTANA, BY AND THROUGH AUSTIN KNUDSEN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, 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 amicus curiae brief of Western Montana Fish & Game Association, Inc., electronically filed on February 17, 2022, this Court has determined that the brief does not comply with the below-referenced Rule and must be resubmitted. M. R. App. P. 11(2) requires that proportionately-spaced typeface be 14 points or more. Western Montana Fish & Game Association, Inc.’s certificate of compliance states that the amicus brief uses 13-point typeface. 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 Amicus shall electronically file with the Clerk of this Court this brief containing the revisions necessary to comply with the specified Rule and that Amicus 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 The Clerk is directed to provide a true copy of this Order to Amicus and to all parties of record. 2 Electronically signed by: Dirk Sandefur Justice, Montana Supreme Court February 18 2022