Opinion
DA 23-0289
11-22-2023
PHOENIX CAPITAL GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BOARD OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, and KRAKEN OIL AND GAS LLC, Intervenor, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant.
ORDER
Appellant Phoenix Capital Group Holding,s LLC has filed a motion to file an overlength reply brief. In their motion they cite to M. R. App. P. 11(4)(a), stating "[p]ursuant to Rule 11(4)(a), of the Montana Rules of appellate Procedure, Appellant may file a reply/response brief of 5000 words to each of Appellees' opening briefs."
Pursuant to M. R. App. P. 12(3), "[o]nly one reply brief may be filed, regardless of the number of appellees' briefs filed, and the rule 11(3) word or page limit for reply briefs applies even if the reply brief also contains a response to a cross-appeal."
IT IS ORDERED that motion to file an overlength reply brief is DENIED.