MEIC v. Montana DEQ

Opinion

03/11/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

DA 23-0225 _________________

MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER and SIERRA CLUB,

Plaintiffs, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants,

v.

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ORDER NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION,

Defendants, Appellants, and Cross-Appellees,

STATE OF MONTANA, by and through the OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Intervenor-Defendant. _________________

Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for oral argument before the Court sitting en banc and is hereby rescheduled for argument on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in the courtroom of the Montana Supreme Court, Joseph P. Mazurek Justice Building, Helena, Montana. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to M. R. App. P. 17(3), oral argument times in this cause number shall be forty (40) minutes for the Appellants and thirty (30) minutes for the Appellees. Counsel should be mindful of the provisions of M. R. App. P. 17(6). The Clerk of this Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to all counsel of record, Andrea Lower, Court Administrator of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Sara Callow, Pre-Law Advisor, Montana State University, Elaine Gagliardi, Dean, Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Montana, John Mudd, Executive Director, State Bar of Montana, and Honorable Thomas Pardy, District Judge.

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 11 2024