01/04/2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 22-0018

DA 22-0018 _________________ S.W. , a minor, by and through her Guardian Jeffrey Ferguson, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ORDER STATE OF MONTANA, by and through the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Defendant and Appellant. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to the Court sitting en banc.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Elizabeth A. Best, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court January 4 2023