Court Opinion

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ORIGINAI                                   10/31/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                               Case Number: OP 23-0561

                                        OP 23-0561

 STEVEN JUSTIN HEDRICK,

             Petitioner,

       v.
                                                                     ORDER
 MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
 COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, HONORABLE
 AMY EDDY, Presiding,                                                             FILED
              Respondent.                                                          OCT 3 1 2023
                                                                                Bowan Greenwood
                                                                              Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                                 State of Montana
       Petitioner Steven Justin Hedrick, via counsel, seeks a writ of supervisory control
directing the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, to vacate its September 22,
2023 Order Denying Motion to Strike 9/25/2023 Jury Panel in that court's Cause No.
DC-12-052(A). Hedrick alleges that structural error occurred in the jury selection process
because the Flathead County Clerk of Court did not substantially comply with § 3-15-405,
MCA, by not "following up" with prospective jurors who failed to respond to the Jury
Notice and that the District Court did not provide adequate remedy via its rulings in this
case. Hedrick further seeks a stay of his jury trial, set to commence September 25, 2023,
pending resolution of this petition for writ.
       After receiving Hedrick's petition for writ, we requested the District Court to file a
summary response pursuant to M. R. App. P. 14(7). On October 12, 2023, the District
Court responded and stated that on September 22, 2023, it had issued an Order to Stay Jury
Trial that vacated the September 25, 2023 setting, thereby releasing the 9/25/2023 Jury
Panel which was the subject of Hedrick's motion to strike. The District Court further
advises us that it issued an Order Setting Jury Trial on October 2, 2023, setting this matter
for a jury trial commencing November 6, 2023, with a newly drawn jury list. The court
further explains that the Flathead County Clerk of District Court has provided a certified
list to the Flathead County Sheriff of the individuals who had not responded to the previous
jury notices and the Sheriff s Office will personally serve these individuals.
       Thus, the matters for which Hedrick sought the writ have been addressed and
resolved by the District Court. As such, it is not necessary for this Court to take further
action in this matter at this time.
       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 Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County,
Cause No. DC-12-052(A         nd the Honorable Amy Eddy, presiding.
       DATED this 31 Cray of October, 2023.

                                                                Chief Justice

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