IN THE MATTER OF: JODY W. PALMER

• Court: Montana Supreme Court
• Decided: February 6, 2024
• Docket: PR 24-0076
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

02/06/2024

1 Pamela D. Bucy Case Number: PR 24-0076

2 Chief Disciplinary Counsel P.O. Box 1099 3 Helena, MT 59624-1099 4 Tel: (406) 442-1648 pbucy@montanaodc.org 5 Office of Disciplinary Counsel 6

9 BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON PRACTICE OF THE

10 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

11 ************* ) 12 IN THE MATTER OF JODY W. PALMER, ) Supreme Court Cause No. PR 24- ) 13 An Inactive Attorney, ) ODC File Nos. 21-198 ) 14 Respondent. ) CITATION TO APPEAR IN ) ANSWER TO COMPLAINT OF 15 ) THE OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY ) COUNSEL 16 ) 17 TO: JODY W. PALMER, Respondent, Greetings: 18 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for 19 the State of Montana has filed with the Supreme Court of the State of Montana its 20 Formal Complaint against you pursuant to Rule 12 of the Montana Rules for Lawyer 21 Disciplinary Enforcement (2021) (“MRLDE”), a copy of which Complaint is 22 attached hereto. 23 Members of the federal bar are advised to comply with the Local Rules of 24 Procedure for the U.S. District Court (Montana), Rule 83.2(d)(2), Reciprocal 25 Discipline – Duty to Notify of Pending Disciplinary Actions. If you are a member of

Citation to Appear in Answer to Complaint - Page 1 1 another jurisdiction with the same or similar requirement, you are required to comply 2 with those rules. 3 YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to make and file with the Clerk of this 4 Court your written answer to said Complaint within twenty-one (21) days from the 5 date of service upon you of this Citation and a copy of said Complaint pursuant to 6 Rule 12, MRLDE. 7 Any procedural motions, for example, a Motion for Extension of Time within 8 which to Answer the Complaint, filed by you or by your Counsel prior to the filing 9 of the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations of the Commission on Practice, 10 shall be addressed to and filed with Shelly Smith, Commission on Practice, P.O. Box 11 203005, Helena, MT 59620-3005, shellysmith@mt.gov, and served upon the Office 12 of Disciplinary Counsel, P.O. Box 1099, Helena, MT 59624-1099, 13 sstreib@montanaodc.org, as provided by Rule 12, MRLDE. 14 In the event of your failure to file an answer within the time prescribed, you 15 will be held and deemed in default as provided by Rule 12C(2), MRLDE. 16 WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this _____ day of February 2024. 17

18 ____________________________ 19 (COURT SEAL) BOWEN GREENWOOD 20 Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana 21

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