03/17/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 20-0442

DA 20-0442 _________________ BRIAN D. SMITH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ORDER ED SHEEHY, Defendant and Appellee. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to Brian D. Smith, to all counsel of record, and to the Honorable Leslie Halligan, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 17 2021