03/17/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DA 20-0115 _________________ THE CITY OF MISSOULA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MOUNTAIN WATER COMPANY, a Montana Corporation; and CARLYLE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, ORDER Defendants, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants, and THE EMPLOYEES OF MOUNTAIN WATER COMPANY, et al, Intervenors and Appellees. _________________

Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Jason T. Marks, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 17 2021