ORIGINAL 07/07/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: OP 20-0325

OP 20-0325

LANCE GERALD DEINES, Petitioner, v. ORDER LYNN GUYER, WARDEN, MONTANA STATE PRISON, Respondent.

Through counsel, Lance Gerald Deines has filed a petition for a writ ofhabeas corpus.

Upon review of his petition, we deem it appropriate to require a response. M. R. App. P. 14(7)(a). Therefore, IT IS ORDERED 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 writ of habeas corpus together with appropriate documentary exhibits.

The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to all counsel of record.

DATED this 1. day ofJuly, 2020.

Justice

FILED JUL 0 7 2020 Bowen Lireenwoo0 Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana