Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-29 16:15:30.864668+00
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n OnIGINII                                               08/29/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                Case Number: OP 23-0467

                                       OP 23-0467

                                                                          I
 HEATHEN BLODHARN,
                                                                              AUG 2 9 2023
             Petitioner,                                                Bowen Greenwood
                                                                      Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                         State of Montana

       v.
                                                                   ORDER
 BRIAN GOOTKIN (or
 alternatively, Annette
 Charnbers-Smith),

             Respondents.

      Heathen Blodharn has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, along with a
Petition for Writ of Injunction, requesting that Chief Justice McGrath issue the first Writ
to "deliver[j [Blodharn] from his false imprisonment in the State of Ohio." He alleges
unjust treatment, including disallowing his prescribed medication.        Blodharn further
requests that the Writ of Injunction be issued to "enjoin the [Montana Department of
Corrections] to return [Blodharn] to [the Montana State Prison] immediately." Upon
review, we deern it appropriate to require a response to Blodharn's Petitions. Therefore,
       IT IS ORDERED that that the Attorney General or counsel for the Department of
Corrections is GRANTED thirty days from the date of this Order in which to prepare, file,
and serve a written response together with appropriate documentary exhibits.
      The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel of record and to
Heathen Blodharn personally.
      DATED this 2.6‘1"4 day of August, 2023.

                                                                Justice