Chyatte v. Gootkin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION DOUGLAS J. CHYATTE, Cause No. CV 21-30-M-DLC Petitioner, vs. ORDER BRIAN GOOTKIN, et al., Respondents. This case comes before the Court on Petitioner Douglas Chyatte’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. A jury convicted him of assault with a weapon, a violation of

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-213

(2009). Chyatte is proceeding pro se. He is currently on conditional release. Respondents (“the State”) filed an answer and exhibits from the state court record on October 1, 2021 (Docs. 16–18). Despite extensions of time,…