Parrot Ditch v. Ashcraft

• Court: Montana Supreme Court
• Decided: January 25, 2024
• Docket: DA 23-0712
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

01/25/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0712 Supreme Court Cause No. DA 23-0712

PARROT DITCH CO.,

Appellant and Claimant/Objector,

v.

NORMAN ASHCRAFT JR.; COURTNAY O. DUCHIN; CHARLES M. MILLER; PATTY A. MILLER

Appellees and Objectors,

RAFANELLI PARTNERS LLLP,

Notice of Intent to Appear.

On Appeal from the Montana Water Court, Case 41G-256-R-2019 Associate Water Judge Stephen R. Brown, Presiding

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

Pursuant to Rule 12(7) of the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure, the

City of Three Forks is granted leave to file an amicus curiae brief no later than the

date on which appellant’s opening brief is due.

ORDERED this ___ day of ___________________ 2024.

1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Susan B. Swimley Bina R. Peters Attorney & Counselor at Law Dana Elias Pepper 1807 W. Dickerson, Suite B River and Range Law, PLLC Bozeman, MT 59715 PO Box 477 (406) 586-5544 Bozeman, MT 59771 (406) 451-3418 dana@riverandrangelaw.com bina@riverandrangelaw.com office@riverandrangelaw.com

Abigail R. Brown William Fanning Ross P. Keogh Fanning Law PLLC Leah Trahan 30 N. Wilson Ave., Ste 3007 PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER Bozeman, MT 59715 127 E. Main Street, Suite 301 william@fanninglawpllc.com Missoula, MT 59802 becki@fanninglawpllc.com (406) 317-7220 accounts@fanninglawpllc.com AbbyBrown@parsonsbehle.com RKeogh@parsonsbehle.com LTrahan@parsonsbehle.com

2 Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court January 25 2024