01/17/2023 1 Case Number: DA 22-0580 2 3 4 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 5 DA-22-0580 6 7 IN RE THE MATTER OF: ) ORDER GRANTING APPELLANT’S 8 ) UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SECOND PEGGY LEANN SMITH, ) EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE INITIAL ) BRIEF 9 Petitioner and Appellee, ) ) 10 vs. ) ) 11 WILLIAM MICHAEL SMITH, ) ) 12 Respondent and Appellant. ) ) 13 Appellant, William Michael Smith, by and through counsel of record, has moved the 14 Montana Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 26 of the Appellate Rules of Procedure for a second 15 extension to file his opening brief in the above captioned matter. The Motion indicates that 16 Opposing Counsel does not oppose the Motion for an Extension to mid-February. 17 THEREFORE, it is hereby Ordered that the Motion for Extension is granted and 18 Appellant’s Opening Brief shall be due on February 17, 2023. 19 DATED this ____ day of January, 2023. 20 21 MONTANA SUPREME COURT 22 23 By: __________________________ CLERK 24 25 Electronically signed by: #12404 Order Granting Appellant’s Motion for Second Extension of Time Mike McGrath |1 Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court January 17 2023