Judge Michael McMahon

SW, IS, DF, DA, DD, DI, and DN matters must be filed under seal; named parties and court personnel may access them without specific authorization, while all other access requires Court authorization.

Other cases may be sealed only upon motion, leave of Court, and a showing of good cause.

Counsel may not disseminate Department discovery or materials prepared from the recordings without prior court approval, except to the listed recipients.

Applies to

Filing

Must include

word count

A filing using the 6,500-word alternative must include a certification stating its word count and line spacing, plus either its proportional typeface and point size or its monospaced typeface and characters per inch.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

Conventionally filed motions must include a proposed order, copies, and addressed envelopes for all counsel of record, except contested dispositive motions.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

E-filed motions must include a proposed order submitted in .doc or .docx format.

Applies to

Notice of submittal

The movant must serve the Notice of Submittal after the motion is fully briefed and any requested oral argument has occurred.

Applies to

Reminder of submittal

An affected party who files a Reminder of Submittal after a matter has been under advisement for more than thirty days must serve it.

Applies to

District court orders and notices

When Montana counsel associates with out-of-state pro hac vice counsel, District Court orders and notices are delivered only to in-state counsel, subject to few exceptions.

Documents may be submitted for filing by email in Broadwater County.

Self-represented litigants and litigants in other case types must file documents conventionally with the Clerk of Court.

Email and fax filings are not accepted in Lewis and Clark County.