n ORIGINAL 05/08/2023
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
Case Number: DA 22-0667
DA 22-0667
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY and MITCH
BOHN, WESTERN NATIVE VOICE, et al., FILED
MONTANA YOUTH ACTION, et al., MAY 0 8 2023
150wisn Greenwood
Plaintiffs and Appellees, Clerk ot Supreme Court
State of Montana
ORDER
v.
CHRISTI JACOBSEN, in her official capacity
as Montana Secretary of State,
Defendant and Appellant.
John Victor Coghlan of Washington, D.C., has petitioned for permission to appear pro
hac vice before this Court in the above-entitled cause.
Having reviewed the application and having determined that, as required by our Rules
for Admission to the Bar of Montana, Petitioner Coghlan is currently in good standing with
another state jurisdiction in which Coghlan is admitted to the practice of law, Montana counsel
listed in the application is in good standing with the State Bar of Montana, and this is the first
appearance of Petitioner and the first appearance of Petitioner's firm under the pro hac vice
rules,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application of John Victor Coghlan to appear pro
hac vice in the above-entitled cause is GRANTED.
The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to John Victor Coghlan, to all
counsel of record in this a peal, and to the State Bar of Montana.
DATED this`l< ay of May, 2023.
For the Court.
Chief Justice