Big Horn County District Court, Montana Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Motion for substitution of judge

A motion for substitution of judge must include the required filing fee when filed or it will be stricken.

All motions for the substitution of Judge shall be accompanied by the required filing fee at the time of filing, otherwise the motion shall be stricken.

Fax filing does not alter fee payment requirements; the filer must pay required fees as directed by the Clerk and bear the costs of fax equipment or telephone service.

The use of facsimile transmission shall not change or delay the required payment of fees. It shall be the obligation of the person filing the facsimiled document to pay any required fees in the manner and within the time required by the clerk of court. It shall be the obligation of the person facsimileing any document to pay any costs associated with use of facsimile equipment or telephone services.

Pleadings, motions, and briefs must be filed with the Clerk; documents requiring a fee will not be accepted unless the fee is paid or a fee waiver is approved in writing.

All pleadings, motions, and briefs shall be filed with the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court shall not accept or file any document required to be accompanied by a filing fee, unless the fee is paid or the Court has approved a fee waiver in writing.