05/04/2022 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0317 DA 21-0317 _________________ IN RE THE PARENTING OF: J.M.N., IV, FRANCESCA C. BECKERLE, Petitioner and Appellee, ORDER v. JOHN MARSHALL NICHOLS, III, Respondent and Appellant. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court. The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Elizabeth Best, District Judge. For the Court, Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court May 4 2022