02/02/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Supreme Court Cause No. DA 20-0483 Case Number: DA 20-0483

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JAMES F. GARDNER, ) ) Respondent and Appellant, ) ) ORDER GRANTING and. ) EXTENSION OF TIME ) LISA LARRIVEE, ) ) Petitioner and Appellee. ) ____________________________________) UPON motion of Appellant, and good cause appearing therein; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Appellant’s motion for extension of time is granted.

Appellant shall have up to, and including, March 5, 2021, to prepare and file his Opening Brief in regard to this appeal pursuant to Rule 26(1) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.

DATED this _____ day of February, 2021.

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Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court February 2 2021