Opinion
DA 21-0657
01-18-2022
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee. v. DANIEL E. NEWBY, Defendant and Appellant.
ORDER
Appellant Daniel E. Newby has filed a motion for a 60-day extension of time within which to file his opening brief. Appellant indicates that on December 21, 2021, he filed a "Motion for the Appointment of Council for an Indigent Pro Se Prisoner in a Writ of Habeas Corpus Proceeding/' and he is waiting for the Court to rule on that motion before he files his opening brief.
Appellant filed the referenced motion in Cause No. OP 21-0659, Newby v. Salmonsen, an original proceeding matter. The Court denied the motion for appointment of counsel and dismissed the matter on January 11, 2022.
There is no pending motion for appointment of counsel in this appeal.
Upon consideration of Appellant's motion for extension of time, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Appellants motion for extension is GRANTED. Appellant has until March 7, 2022, within which to file his opening brief.