Snider v. Montana Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION TYLER JACK SNIDER, Cause No. CV 22-72-BLG-SPW Petitioner, ORDER VS. WARDEN JIM SALMONSEN,! THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BRIAN GOOTKIN, Respondent. State petitioner Tyler Jack Snider (“Snider”), through counsel, filed an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking habeas corpus relief. (Doc. 1.) The Respondents were directed to file an answer and timely complied. (Doc. 7.) After several extensions, Snider filed his reply. (Doc. 21.) The matter is ripe for adjudication. I. Background The Montana Supreme…