11/02/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0596

DA 21-0596 _________________ STATE OF MONTANA; and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, Plaintiffs and Appellees, ORDER v. AVISTA CORPORATION, a Washington corporation, Defendant and Appellant. _________________ 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 Mike Menahan, District Judge.

For the Court,

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