05/02/2022
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
Case Number: OP 22-0191
OP 22-0191
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MATTHEW DANIEL GRIFFIN,
Petitioner,
v.
MONTANA EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ORDER
COURT, CASCADE COUNTY ATTORNEY
JOSHUA RACKI, AND HEATHER SMITH,
MASC ADMINISTRATOR, MISSOULA
ASSESSMENT SANCTION CENTER,
Respondent.
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Matthew Daniel Griffin petitions this Court for habeas corpus relief, contending that
the cause of his incarceration is unlawful because the Eighth Judicial District Court revoked
his suspended sentence for a compliance violation without requiring exhaustion of
appropriate violation responses under the Montana Incentives Intervention Grid (MIIG), in
violation of § 46-18-203(8), MCA. Upon review, we deem it appropriate to order a
response.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Attorney General or counsel for the
Department of Correction is GRANTED thirty days from the date of this Order in which
to prepare, file, and serve a written response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus
together with appropriate documentary exhibits.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to: Tina
Henry, Clerk of District Court, Cascade County, under Cause No. DC-10-169; Joshua
Racki, Cascade County Attorney; Heather D. Smith, MASC Administrator; counsel of
record, and Matthew Daniel Griffin personally.
Electronically signed by:
Beth Baker
Justice, Montana Supreme Court
May 2 2022