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U ORIGINAL                                    10/31/2023

             IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                               Case Number: OP 23-0616

                                       OP 23-0616

RAYMOND EVA,

                  etitioner,
              P
        v.
                                                                   ORDER
JAMES SALMONSEN, Warden,
State of Montana,

                  Respondent.                                               OCT 3 1 2023
                                                                          Bowen Greenvvood
                                                                        Clerk of Suprerr ,a Court
                                                                           State of Montana

        Raymond Eva has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, challenging his
convictions because the State commenced the criminal prosecution through an
Information. This Court has recently addressed and denied three other Petitions with the
same, verbatim arguments. See Haithcox v. Salmonsen, No. OP 23-0593, Order (Mont.
Oct. 24, 2023); Christopher v. Salmonsen, No. OP 23-0601, Order (Mont. Oct. 24, 2023),
and Campbell v. Salmonsen, No. OP 23-0602, Order (Mont. Oct. 24, 2023). Eva requests
his immediate release from prison where he is serving a sentence for four sexual offenses.
        This Court observes that Eva's Petition should not have been filed for this Court's
consideration. In an October 8, 2019 Order, this Court required Eva to file a motion for
leave prior to filing any original petition challenging his 2004 convictions or his 2016
sentence upon revocation. Eva v. State and Guyer, No. OP 19-0544, Order (Mont. Oct. 8,
2019). This matter is not properly before this Court.
        Therefore,
        IT IS ORDERED that Eva's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED
with prejudice.
        The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to CLOSE this rnatter as of this Order's
date.
      The Clerk is also directed to provide a copy to counsel of record and to Rayrnond
Eva personally.
      DATED this .3.-    day of October, 2023.

                                                            Chief Justice

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