Montana Supreme Court, 2022

State DNRC v. Avista Corp.

State DNRC v. Avista Corp.
Montana Supreme Court · Decided August 9, 2022
State DNRC v. Avista Corp.

Opinion

08/09/2022

Case Number: DA 21-0596 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case No. DA 21-0596

THE STATE OF MONTANA, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF

NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION,

Plaintiffs/Appellees, v.

AVISTA CORPORATION, a Washington Corporation

Defendant/Appellant

On Appeal from the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County Cause No. ADV-2004-846

Honorable Mike Menahan

ORDER

Upon consideration of Appellees’, State of Montana and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s, motion for an extension of time, made pursuant to M.R.App.P., Rule 26, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties are granted an extension from the current deadline of August 29, 2022, within which to file simultaneous supplemental briefs addressing the question whether the issues Avista raises on appeal present a justiciable controversy. The parties’ simultaneous supplemental briefs are now due on or before September 12, 2022.

Electronically signed by: Jim Rice Justice, Montana Supreme Court August 9 2022

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