Opinion
PR 24-0442 ODC File 23-162
07-30-2024
IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL D. MONTGOMERY, An Attorney at Law, Respondent.
Pamela D. Bucy Chief Disciplinary Counsel Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Pamela D. Bucy Chief Disciplinary Counsel Office of Disciplinary Counsel
CITATION TO APPEAR IN ANSWER TO COMPLAINT OF THE OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
TO: MICHAEL D. MONTGOMERY, Respondent, Greetings:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Montana has filed with the Supreme Court of the State of Montana its Formal Complaint against you pursuant to Rule 12 of the Montana Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement (2021) ("MRLDE"), a copy of which Complaint is attached hereto.
Members of the federal bar are advised to comply with the Local Rules of Procedure for the U.S. District Court (Montana), Rule 83.2(d)(2), Reciprocal Discipline -Duty to Notify of Pending Disciplinary Actions. If you are a member of another jurisdiction with the same or similar requirement, you are required to comply with those rules.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to make and file with the Clerk of this Court your written answer to said Complaint within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service upon you of this Citation and a copy of said Complaint pursuant to Rule 12, MRLDE.
Any procedural motions, for example, a Motion for Extension of Time within which to Answer the Complaint, filed by you or by your Counsel prior to the filing of the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations of the Commission on Practice, shall be addressed to and filed with Shelly Smith, Commission on Practice, P.O. Box 203005, Helena, MT 59620-3005, shellysmith@mt.gov, and served upon the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, P.O. Box 1099, Helena, MT 59624-1099, sstreib@montanaodc.org, as provided by Rule 12, MRLDE.
In the event of your failure to file an answer within the time prescribed, you will be held and deemed in default as provided by Rule 12C(2), MRLDE.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 25 day of July 2024.