C. McLean v. J. Salmonsen

PPICINAL 12/15/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: OP 21-0628 OP 21-0628 FILED CONOR LARKIN McLEAN, DEC 14 2021 Bowen Greenwood Suprerne Court Clerk of Petitioner, State of Montane v. ORDER JIM SALMONSEN, Warden, Montana State Prison, Respondent. Representing himself, Conor Larkin McLean has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, contending that his incarceration is illegal because he has no suspended time on his sentence, pursuant to § 46-18-201(3)(a)(iv)(A), MCA. McLean has two criminal cases, Cause Nos. DC-19-209(A) and DC-20-338(A), and the Flathead County District Court committed him on November 25, 2020, for his offenses. Upon review of his Petition, we deem it appropriate to require a response. Therefore, IT IS 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 any appropriate documentary exhibits. The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to the Attorney General; to counsel for the Department of Corrections; and to Petitioner personally. DATED this 15-1- day of December, 2021. Justice