R. Held v. State

j ORIGb 04/05/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0575

DA 23-0575

RIKKI HELD; LANDER B., by and through his guardian Sara Busse; BADGE B., by and through his guardian Sara Busse; SARIEL SANDOVAL; KIAN T., by and through his guardian Todd Tanner; GEORGIANNA FISCHER; KATHRYN GRACE GIBSON-SNYDER; EVA L., by and through her guardian Mark Lighthiser; MIKA K., by and through his guardian Rachel Kantor; FILED OLIVIA VESOVICH; JEFFREY K., by and APR - 5 2024 through his guardian Laura King; NATHANIEL Bowen Greenwooct Clerk of Supreme Coun K., by and through his guardian Laura King; State of Montane CLAIRE VLASES; RUBY D., by and through her guardian Shane Doyle; LILIAN D., by and through her guardian Shane Doyle; TALEAH ORDER HERNÁNDEZ, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE OF MONTANA, GOVERNOR GREG GIANFORTE, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendants and Appellants.

Christopher Winter, of Boulder, Colorado, has petitioned for permission to appear pro hac vice before this Court in the above-entitled cause.

Having reviewed the application and having determined that, as required by our Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, Petitioner is currently in good standing with another state jurisdiction in which Petitioner is admitted to the practice of law, Montana counsel listed in the application is in good standing with the State Bar of Montana, and this is the first appearance of Petitioner and the first appearance of Petitioner's firm under the pro hac vice rules, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application of Christopher Winter to appear pro hac vice in the above-entitled cause is GRANTED.

The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to Christopher Winter, to all counsel of record in this appeal, and to the State Bar of Montana.

DATED this 5th day of April 2024.

For the Court,