10/11/2022

Case Number: DA 22-0445

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Supreme Court Cause No. DA-22-0235 N.B., K.M.B., K.R.B., and K.R.B.

Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, a Montana State Agency, VALLEY COUNTY, a Montana County, CYNDI BAILLARGEON, individually and as a DPHHS employee, and DOES I-X Defendant and Appellee.

ORDER HOLDING MATTER IN ABEYANCE PENDING MEDIATION

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the briefing schedule in this matter be held in abeyance pending completion of the mediation process required by M. R. App. P. 7(4)(c). Appellant’s opening brief is due thirty calendar days from the date of the filing of the mediator’s report or the expiration of the seventy-five day deadline to complete mediation provided for in M. R. App. P. 7(3)(a), whichever occurs first.

DONE and DATED this ______ day of October, 2022

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CC: Lowy Law, PLLC Rutherford Hayes, Montana Tort Claims Division Crist, Krogh, Alke, & Nord PLLC Clerk of Court Seventeenth Judicial District, Valley County

2 Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court October 11 2022