10/08/2020

Case Number: DA 20-0313

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA NO. DA 20-0313

JAMES T. & ELIZABETH GRUBA AND LEO G. & JEANNE R. BARSANTI, Petitioners/Appellants, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION, MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, Respondent/Appellee, and NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, Respondent/Appellee.

ORDER GRANTING MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION’S AND NORTHWESTERN ENERGY’S JOINT MOTION FOR 30-DAY EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING RESPONSES TO OPENING BRIEF

The Appellees, Montana Public Service Commission and NorthWestern Energy, requested a 30-day extension of the deadline to file their response briefs, either jointly or individually, to James T. & Elizabeth Gruba and Leo G. & Jeanne R. Barsanti’s (“Grubas”) opening brief pursuant to M. R. App. P. 26(1). This is the Appellees’ first requests for a 30-day extension.

The Appellees’ Motion is hereby GRANTED. The Appellees’ shall each have up to and including November 20, 2020, to file their response briefs to Grubas’ opening brief.

DATED this ____ day of October, 2020.

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Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court October 8 2020