12/20/2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0319

DA 23-0319 _________________ JANICE M. DODDS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ORDER GREGORY S. TIERNEY, M.D., BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, and JOHN and JANE DOES I-IV, Defendants and Appellees. _________________ 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 John A. Kutzman, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court December 20 2023