02/25/2022 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE Case Number: DA 21-0605 STATE OF MONTANA Case No. DA 21-0605 On Appeal from the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County No. BDV 2021-598, the Honorable Michael McMahon, Presiding BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Petitioner and Appellee, vs. THE STATE OF MONTANA, BY AND THROUGH AUSTIN KNUDSEN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellant. ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION BY 80 LEGISLATORS TO JOIN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF OF REP. SETH BERGLEE Greg Overstreet Martha Sheehy State Bar No. 66904853 Sheehy Law Firm Overstreet Law Group P.O. Box 584 300 Main Street, Suite 203 Billings, MT 59103-0584 Stevensville, Montana 59870 Telephone: (406) 209-8592 Kyle A. Gray, Brianne C. McClafferty, greg@overstreetlawgroup.com Emily J. Cross Attorney for Amicus Rep. Seth Berglee Holland & Hart LLP P.O. Box 639 David Dewhirst Billings MT 59103 Solicitor General Office of Montana Attorney General Ali Bovingdon Austin Knudsen MUS Chief Legal Counsel P.O. Box 201401 Office of Comm’r of Higher Education Helena, MT 59620-1401 Helena, MT 59620-3201 Attorneys for Appellants Attorneys for Appellees 1 Upon the unopposed motion of 80 Legislators to join the amicus curiae brief of Rep. Seth Berglee, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 80 Legislators’ motion is GRANTED. Their amicus curiae brief shall be filed no later than one business day after the date this Order is entered. __________________________ 2 Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court February 25 2022