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                                                 ilIGINAL                                    02/09/2024

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: OP 24-0089

                                         OP 24-0089

 AUSTIN DEROCHE,

              Petitioner,

       v.
                                                                      ORDER
 MONTANA NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
 COURT, GLACIER COUNTY, HON. JOHN W.
 PARKER, Presiding,
                                                                                   FILED
                                                                                    FEB - 9 2024
              Respondent.                                                         Bowen Greenwood
                                                                                Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                                   State of Montana

       Petitioner Austin DeRoche, via counsel, seeks a writ of supervisory control directing
the Ninth Judicial District Court, Glacier County, to grant his motion to continue trial in its
Cause No. DC-2022-033. DeRoche requests expedited ruling as this matter is set for trial
on Monday, February 12, 2024. He alleges that, without a continuance, his trial counsel
will not be able to represent him effectively in this criminal matter.
       This Court has been advised that, after DeRoche filed this petition, the State of
Montana has also moved to continue the trial, as the alleged victim in this matter has
requested that the case be continued due to illness. Hon. John W. Parker, presiding District
Court Judge, has issued an order continuing the trial on that basis. Since the trial date has
been vacated, supervisory control is unnecessary.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition for a Writ of Supervisory Control
is DENIED and DISMISSED.
       The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for
Petitioner, all counsel of record in the Ninth Judicial District Court, Glacier County, Cause
No. DC-2022-033, and the Honorable John W. Parker, presiding.
       DATED this V 4 day of February, 2024.
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