Butler, III et al v. Unified Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 369

ORDER STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD WITH LEAVE TO RE-FILE IF APPROPRIATE UNDER LOCAL RULE 7.3 365 MOTION for Reconsideration filed by Unified Life Insurance Company AND 366 Brief in Support Lodged Sealed Document filed by Unified Life Insurance Company Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 2/17/2021. (AMC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION

Cause No. CV-17-50-BLG-SPW-TJC

CHARLES M. BUTLER, III, and
CHOLE BUTLER,
vs.

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS'
OBJECTION TO UNIFIED'S
FILING OF MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION

UNIFIED LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants

Before the Court is Plaintiffs' objection (Doc. 367) to Defendants' filing of

an unredacted motion for reconsideration with supporting brief (Docs. 365 &
366). Defendants filed this unredacted motion after the Court granted their

unopposed motion to file the documents under seal. (Doc. 364). Plaintiffs now

object that the unredacted motion was filed prematurely and in violation of

Montana Local Rule 7.3.

Local Rule 7.3(a) restricts a party's ability to file a motion for

reconsideration without first obtaining leave of the Court to do so. There appears

to have been some confusion regarding the extent of the Court's previous order

granting Defendants' unopposed motion to file under seal. Although the Court's

order was perhaps less than clear, it was the Court's understanding that

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