IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA No. AF 07-0016 ______________ IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ) NEW RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ) ORDER ______________ On January 10, 2007, we issued our Order for a public comment period in this matter. The public comment period was to end at 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2007. However, inasmuch as the proposed revisions to the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure will not be noticed in The Montana Lawyer until the publication of the March 2007 issue, we conclude that it is appropriate that we extend the comment period. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the public comment period referred to in our January 10, 2007, Order is extended from March 30, 2007, to 5:00 p.m. April 16, 2007. Each person submitting comments shall file an original and 7 copies of his or her comments with the Clerk of this Court within the time provided. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order with the attached Word and PDF document links be electronically published on the State Bar of Montana website, http://www.montanabar.org, and on the website for the Judicial Branch, http://www.courts.mt.gov, and that a copy of this Order be published in the next available issue of The Montana Lawyer. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of this Order be served by electronic transmission to: the Executive Director of the State Bar of Montana; the editor of The Montana Lawyer; the State Law Librarian; the Code Commissioner for the State of Montana; the Clerks of the District Courts; the District Court Judges; the President of the Montana Judges’ Association; and the President of the Montana Magistrates’ Association. 1 Dated this 27th day of February, 2007. /S/ KARLA M. GRAY /S/ JAMES C. NELSON /S/ JOHN WARNER /S/ JIM RICE /S/ PATRICIA COTTER /S/ W. WILLIAM LEAPHART /S/ BRIAN MORRIS 2