Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination.
Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination.
Opinion
04/06/2021
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422
PR 06-0422 FILED APR 0 6 2021 Bowen Greenwood IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF OClerk of Supreme Court Rs1YEA"--- SHUVO R. SIRCAR
Shuvo R. Sircar has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of applying for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date of the application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Admission. Sircar passed the MPRE in August 2015 when seeking admission to the practice oflaw in the State of New Jersey, where he was subsequently admitted. Sircar was also admitted to the practice of law in the State of Pennsylvania. The petition states that Sircar has "a demonstrated commitment to upholding all obligations owed by an attorney." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Shuvo R. Sircar to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of a current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED.
The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board ofBar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana.
DATED this-Lā day of April, 2021.
Chief Justice
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