Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2020 )

'4" 06/16/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MOgir_N E6b Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 JUN 1 6 2020 Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF KC J. BARRETT FOR ADDITIONAL DEFERRAL ORDER OF BAR EXAMINATION KC J. Barrett has petitioned the Court for waiver of the Rules of Admission necessary to sit for the July 2020 Montana Bar Examination. The petition is unclear about the specific exam administrations and deferrals Barrett has previously exercised, but the State Bar Admissions Administrator confirms that Barrett requires a rule waiver necessary for a fourth deferral to be eligible to sit for another examination without filing a new application. See Rule III(J)(6), Rules of Admission to the Bar of Montana. We conclude that Barrett's petition demonstrates that extraordinary personal circumstances have prevented him from undertaking necessary preparations for the exam in the past, and that he has now made preparations for adequate study thatjustify waiver to permit an additional deferral. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of KC J. Barrett for a fourth examination deferral is GRANTED. Barrett may sit for the July 2020 examination under his current application. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana. DATED this I 10 —day of June, 2020. Chief Justice