01/25/2022
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 22-0042
No.
STATE OF MONTANA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,
v.
JOHNATHAN ALBERT BERTSCH,
Defendant and Appellant.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Johnathan Albert Bertsch, the
Appellant above-named and who is the Defendant in the cause of action
filed in the Fourth Judicial District, in and for the County of Missoula,
as Cause No. DC-19-174, hereby appeals to the Supreme Court of the
State of Montana from the final judgment or order entered in such
action on the 3rd day of December, 2021.
THE APPELLANT FURTHER CERTIFIES:
1. That this appeal is not subject to the mediation process
required by Mont. R. App. P. 7.
2. That this appeal is not an appeal from an order certified as
final under Mont. R. Civ. P. 54(b). If this is such an appeal, a true copy
of the District Court's certification order is attached hereto as Exhibit
"A."
3. That the notice required by Mont. R. App. P. 27 will be
given, within 11 days of the date hereof, to the Supreme Court and to
the Montana Attorney General with respect to a challenge to the
constitutionality of any act of the Montana Legislature if applicable to
this appeal.
4. That all relevant transcripts of the proceedings in this cause
have been ordered from the court reporter contemporaneously with the
filing of this notice of appeal. If all available transcripts have not been
ordered, that Appellant has complied with the provisions of Mont. R.
App. P. 8(3) contemporaneously with the filing of this notice of appeal.
Respectfully submitted this 25th day of January, 2022.
OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
APPELLATE DEFENDER DIVISION
P.O. Box 200147
Helena, MT 59620-0147
By: /s/ Chad Wright
CHAD WRIGHT
Appellate Defender
NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 2
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Chad Wright, hereby certify that I have served true and accurate copies of the foregoing
Notice - Notice of Appeal to the following on 01-25-2022:
Austin Knudsen (Govt Attorney)
215 N. Sanders
Helena MT 59620
Representing: State of Montana
Service Method: eService
Kirsten Pabst (Govt Attorney)
200 W. Broadway
Missoula MT 59802
Representing: State of Montana
Service Method: eService
Shirley E. Faust (Clerk of District Court)
200 W Broadway
Missoula MT 59802
Service Method: eService
E-mail Address: sfaust@missoulacounty.us
Catherine Rebish (Court Reporter)
200 West Broadway
Missoula MT 59802
Service Method: eService
E-mail Address: CRebish@mt.gov
Katie Oman (Court Reporter)
200 West Broadway
3290 Jack Drive
Missoula MT 59803
Service Method: eService
E-mail Address: Katie.Oman@mt.gov
Julie Pesanti Delong (Court Reporter)
PO Box 163
St. Ignatius MT 59865
Service Method: eService
E-mail Address: Julie.DeLong@mt.gov
Electronically signed by Pamela S. Rossi on behalf of Chad Wright
Dated: 01-25-2022