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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 Petitioners, Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Suprerne Court State of Montana v. ORDER THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, HONORABLE R OD SOUZA, Presiding,
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Petitioners B.D. and J.D., via counsel, seek a writ o f supervisory control to reverse an order o f 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 o f the youths who are the s u bj e c t o f 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 o f Montana, or both, are each granted thir ty 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.
DATE D th is l (P da y ofJuly, 2 02 1. For the Court, i ce