Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2020 )

4 04/21/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 FILED IN THE MA1 1ER OF THE PETITION OF MATTHEW V. VAN FLEET ORDERAPR2 1 2020 Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of Monta na Matthew V. Van Fleet has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of his application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date ofthe application for admission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules ofAdmission. Van Fleet passed the MPRE in 2002 when seeking admission to the practice oflaw in Califomia. He was admitted to the California Bar and subsequently admitted to the Texas Bar. He has practiced law continuously in California and Texas for 17 years "without any ethical or disciplinary issues." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Matthew V. Van Fleet to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of his current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED. 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—cL day of April, 2020. Chief Justice fee • LAdj ar.05% Justices 2