03/22/2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 22-0319

DA 22-0319 _________________ MONTANA, ERIC HUSETH, ABIGAIL HUSETH, and JEROME WALKER, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. ORDER STATE OF MONTANA; NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION; and DOES I THROUGH V, Defendants and Appellants. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to the Court sitting en banc.

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

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 22 2023