State DNRC v. Avista Corp. ( 2022 )

08/09/2022 Case Number: DA 21-0596 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case No. DA 21-0596 THE STATE OF MONTANA, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. AVISTA CORPORATION, a Washington Corporation Defendant/Appellant On Appeal from the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County Cause No. ADV-2004-846 Honorable Mike Menahan ORDER Upon consideration of Appellees’, State of Montana and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s, motion for an extension of time, made pursuant to M.R.App.P., Rule 26, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties are granted an extension from the current deadline of August 29, 2022, within which to file simultaneous supplemental briefs addressing the question whether the issues Avista raises on appeal present a justiciable controversy. The parties’ simultaneous supplemental briefs are now due on or before September 12, 2022. Electronically signed by: Jim Rice Justice, Montana Supreme Court August 9 2022