Opinion
DA 22-0423
01-23-2023
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JACINTA HARRIS, Petitioner and Appellee, and CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, Respondent and Appellant.
ORDER
This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant's opening brief filed electronically on January 20, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not comply with the below-referenced Rule and must be resubmitted.
M. R. App. P. 12(1)(i) provides that an appellant's opening brief shall contain an appendix that includes the relevant judgment, orders, findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instructions, rulings, or decisions from which the appeal is taken. Appellant's appendix did not contain the relevant documents. Accordingly, while the Court accepts filing of Appellant's opening brief, the Court requests Appellant file the relevant judgment or order from which he appeals. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that within ten (10) days of the date of this Order the Appellant shall electronically file with the Clerk of this Court the relevant judgment or order from the District Court and that one copy of the relevant judgment or order be served on each counsel of record; and
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 relevant judgment or order.
The Clerk is directed to provide a true copy of this Order to the Appellant and to all parties of record.