                                                                                            07/29/2020


           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 20-0186


                                      DA 20-0186
                                   _________________

JACOB SMITH,

             Plaintiff and Appellant,

      v.                                                           ORDER

MICHAEL ROOPE,

             Defendant and Appellee.
                                 _________________

       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 Jacob Smith, to Michael Roope, and
to the Honorable Ray Dayton, District Judge.

                                                  For the Court,




                                                                             Electronically signed by:
                                                                                   Mike McGrath
                                                                      Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                   July 29 2020
