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MISSOULA — The Montana University System has received a temporary stay in releasing records to author Jon Krakauer pertaining to the 2012 disciplinary hearing of University of Montana Grizzlies quarterback Jordan Johnson.

On Sept. 12, District Court Judge Kathy Seeley sided against the MUS, giving it 21 days to release the records to Krakauer regarding the case in question. But the clerk of court said Thursday that she didn’t receive the petitioner’s $45 filing fee to process the judgment, as required.

That left Seeley’s judgment sitting in the clerk’s office until Sept. 25, when it was stamped by Nancy Sweeney, the clerk of court. To comply with the judgment, the MUS was granted a stay, giving it until Oct. 16 to comply with Seeley’s original order -- or the full 21 days.

“Apparently, the judge signed it on Sept. 12, but it sat in the clerk’s office for a long time,” said Kevin McRae of the MUS. “By the time we got it, we didn’t have the real 21 days, as the judge had ordered.”

McRae said the state doesn’t plan to release the records without calling in legal experts from the U.S. Department of Education for a closer review of Seeley’s order and its potential ramifications.