11/10/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0168

DA 21-0168 _________________ IN RE THE PARENTING OF A.J.B., a minor child, KATIE MARIE THORNTON, Petitioner and Appellee, ORDER and GREGORY STEVEN BALLARD, Respondent and Appellant. _________________ 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 all counsel of record and to the Honorable Mike Menahan, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court November 10 2021