Opinion
DA 20-0601
03-07-2022
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GLENN ALBERT KINCAID, Defendant and Appellant.
CHAD WRIGHT Appellate Defender
CHAD WRIGHT Appellate Defender
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITH AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT
COMES NOW, Chad Wright, Appellate Defender for the Appellate Defender Division, and respectfully requests an extension of time until April 13, 2022, in which to prepare, file, and serve the Appellant's opening brief in the above-entitled matter. This is Appellant's fifth request for an extension. Appellant's opening brief was first due November 12, 2021. Appellant's opening brief is currently due March 14, 2022. Appellant submits the attached affidavit in support of this motion.
Opposing counsel has been contacted and has no objection.
Respectfully submitted.
OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER APPELLATE DEFENDER DIVISION P.O. Box 200147 Helena, MT 59620-0147
I, Chad Wright, in compliance with M. R. App. P. 26(2), declare:
1. I am a licensed, practicing attorney in the State of Montana, and I am currently employed by the Appellate Defender Division, (ADD), as the Appellate Defender Division Administrator.
2. ADD has now filled its open vacancy and continues to use more contract attorneys to address its backlog. I am attempting to identify which ADD or contract attorney is best able to assume responsibility for the above-entitled appeal given the attorney's individual caseload.
3. Additional time will be needed for assigned counsel to be able to provide effective assistance of counsel.
4. Opposing counsel has been contacted concerning this motion and does not object.