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