                                                                                            08/12/2020


           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 18-0201


                                      DA 18-0201
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STATE OF MONTANA,

             Plaintiff and Appellee,

      v.                                                           ORDER

STEPHEN THOMAS,

             Defendant and Appellant.
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       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 C. Brown, District Judge.

                                                  For the Court,




                                                                             Electronically signed by:
                                                                                   Mike McGrath
                                                                      Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                  August 12 2020
