Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-26 18:06:20.206181+00
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71 ORIGINAL                              01/26/2024

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                    Case Number: OP 24-0045

                                      OP 24-0045

 MITCHELL SCOTT PA11ERSON,

              Petitioner,

       v.
                                                                  ORDER
 JIM SALMONSEN, WARDEN,
 MONTANA STATE PRISON,

              Respondent.

      Mitchell Scott Patterson has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, asserting
that, pursuant to a recent decision by the Sentence Review Division of this Court, the Sex
Offender Program (SOP) does not exist and that he cannot fulfill his sentencing condition.
Upon review of his Petition, we deem it appropriate to require a response. Therefore,
      IT IS ORDERED that that the Attorney General or counsel for the Department of
Correction 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
Mitchell Patterson personally.
      DATED this 2u tg—day of January, 2024.

            FILED
             JAN 2 6 2324
          Bovve)n Greenwood
        Clerk of Supreme Court
           State of Montana