ORIGINAL 04/02/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0433

DA 23-0433

IN RE THE PARENTING OF; A.M.O., Minor Child.

AVANLEE CHRISTINE OKRAGLY, Petitioner and Appellee, and ORDER SEBASTIAN ALEXANDER KEITEL, Respondent, FILED and APR - 2 2024 Bowen Greenwood FREDERICK J. KEITEL, III, Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana

Proposed Intervenor and Appellant.

Before the Court are Appellee Avanlee Okragly's motions to strike the Appellant's Reply Brief and to Seal the Case Record in this matter. Appellant Frederick Keitel has not responded to the motions.

In a January 4, 2024 Order, this Court granted Avanlee's motion to seal Appellant's opening brief and took under advisement her motion to strike the opening brief. Avanlee asserts that Keitel has, despite the Court's order, submitted in his additional filings "myriad outrageous and disparaging allegations about members of this State's Bar Association and judiciary who are not parties to this cause of action . . . with the sole intent to make this information public." Avanlee seeks additional relief to include restrictions on Keitel's ability to make additional filings without involvement of counsel and attorney's fees incurred in conjunction with the motions.

Similar to the Opening Brief, the Court finds good cause to seal Keitel's reply brief.

As evidenced by the decision rendered this date, however, the issue on appeal is resolve d as a matter of statutory procedure. The Court has not found it necessary to consider Keitel's other arguments or included the disputed material in its Opinion.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to seal Intervenor and Appellant's Reply Brief is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file the brief under seal.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to strike Intervenor and Appellant's opening and reply briefs and for other relief is DENIED.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to all counsel and parties of record.

DATED this Z. -Uay of April, 2024.

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