Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-27 18:09:56.914122+00
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D ORIGINAL                                                 03/27/2024

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                 Case Number: OP 24-0189

                                         OP 24-0189

 HELEN SNEATH,

              Petitioner,

       v.
                                                                      ORDER
 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
 COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY,
 HON. JOHN W. LARSON, Presiding,
                                                                                      FLED
                                                                                      MAR 2 7 2024
              Respondent.                                                           Bowen Greenwood
                                                                                  Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                                     State of Montana

       Petitioner Helen Sneath, via counsel, seeks a writ of supervismy control over the
Montana Fourth Judicial District Court in Cause No. DR-20-243 to vacate that court's
March 22, 2024 Order Regarding Parenting. Sneath maintains the District Court erred in
issuing that Order during an unrelated criminal arraignment for Ian Stewart, Respondent in
Sneath's domestic relations matter, outside the presence of Sneath and her counsel. Sneath
further alleges that this matter is urgent as it affects the welfare and safety of Sneath's and'
Stewart's children, and she requests expedited consideration.
       Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged Order, this Court deems
it appropriate to , obtain a summary response.             Therefore, in accordance with
M. R. App. P. 14(7),
       IT IS ORDERED that the Fourth Judicial District Court and/or Ian Stewart,
Respondent in Cause No. DR-20-243, are granted to and including April 10, 2024, to
prepare, file, and serve responses to the petition for writ of supervisory control.
       The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for
Petitioner, all counsel of record in the Fourth Judicial District Court Cause No. DR-20-
243, and to the Honorable John W. Larson, presiding District Judge.
DATED this 27th day of March, 2024.
                                      For the Court,

                                      By
                                                       Justice

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