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ORIGINAL                                                                               01/10/2023

            N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                 Case Number: OP 22-0750

                                       OP 22-0750
                                                                             FILED
 BRADLEY K. STEVENS,
                                                                              JAN 1 0 2023
                                                                            Bowen Greenwood
             Petitioner,                                                  Clerk of St.preme Court
                                                                             State of Montana

       v.                                                          ORDER

 PETE BLUDWORTH, Warden,

             Respondent.

      In a December 6, 2022 Order, this Court denied self-represented Petitioner Bradley
K. Stevens's Petition for Habeas Corpus relief, on the basis that the Board of Pardons and
Parole (Board) may rescind a March 2022 parole while the offender is still in custody.
Stevens v. Bludworth, No. OP 22-0654, Order (Mont. Dec. 6, 2022). Stevens returns with
his second petition for habeas corpus relief and provides several supporting documents.
Stevens asserts that he has no write-ups and clear conduct for more than a year and a half;
morevoer, he states that upon his appearance before the Board on December 13, 2022, the
Board "took his parole . . . with no proof of anything." He maintains that no new charges
exist and that he has not received any paperwork for pending charges. Upon review, 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 to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus together with
appropriate documentary exhibits.
      The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel of record and to
Bradley K. Stevens personally.
      DATED this I 6       day of January, 2023.

                                                                Justice