E 07/16/2021
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
OP 21-0335 Case Number: OP 21-0335
FILED
B.D. and J.D.,
JUL 1 6 2021
Bowen Greenwood
Petitioners, Clerk of Suprerne Court
State of Montana
v.
ORDER
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY,
HONORABLE ROD SOUZA,Presiding,
Respondent.
Petitioners B.D. and J.D., via counsel, seek a writ of supervisory control to reverse
an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, in Cause
Nos. DN-18-411 and DN-19-194, that denied their motions to intervene. Petitioners
maintain the court erred in concluding that Petitioners, the foster parents ofthe youths who
are the subject of those proceedings, are not entitled to intervene under
§ 41-3-422(9)(b), MCA.
Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged Order, this Court deems it
appropriate to obtain a summary response. Therefore, in accordance with
M.R. App. P. 14(7),
IT IS ORDERED that the Thirteenth Judicial District Court and the State of
Montana, or both, are each granted thirty days from the date of this Order, to prepare, file,
and serve a response(s) to the petition for writ of supervisory control.
The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for
Petitioner, all counsel of record in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone
County, Cause Nos. DN-18-411 and DN-19-194, and the Honorable Rod Souza, presiding.
DATED this l(Pday ofJuly, 2021.
For the Court,
ice
B.D. & J.D. v. 13th Judicial District
Combined Opinion