ORIGINAL 09/29/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: OP 22-0549

OP 22-0549

BRYAN KEITH BARTHOLOMEW, SEP 2 9 2022 Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court Petitioner, State of Montana

v. ORDER BRIAN GOOTKIN, Respondent.

Petitioner Bryan Keith Bartholomew, through counsel, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with this Court, alleging that his liberty is illegally restrained as he remains on probation after he should have discharged all of his sentences. Upon review of the petition, we deem it appropriate to require a response.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Attorney General or counsel for the Department of Corrections 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, including a sentence calculation.

The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel for Petitioner, to the Attorney General, and to counsel for the Department of Corrections.

DATED this 29th day of September, 2022.

Justice