Carbon County District Court, Montana Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Registered users must submit proposed orders through the electronic filing system in Word format.

Registered users shall submit all proposed orders in the electronic filing system in Word format so they may be edited as necessary by Chambers.

CRITICAL

Lawyers appearing in cases in counties with electronic filing must register for and use the electronic filing system.

All lawyers admitted to practice in Montana, or those appearing pro hac vice, who shall appear in cases filed in the these counties shall become registered users of the electronic filing system and begin using the electronic filing system.

CRITICAL

Lawyers must use the electronic filing system in every case in counties that have adopted it, regardless of when the case was filed.

Consistent with Electronic Filing Rule 2(b), use of the electronic filing system for all lawyers admitted to practice in Montana, or those appearing pro hac vice, is mandatory in all cases in counties that have adopted electronic filing. Mandatory use of the electronic filing system shall apply to all cases, irrespective of filing date.

WARNING

Registered users must keep their electronic filing profiles current, accurate, and complete, and notify the appropriate County Clerk of Court if their email address changes.

All registered users of the electronic filing system are responsible for keeping the registration information profile current, accurate and complete in the electronic filing system by notifying the Clerk of Court of the appropriate county should the registered users email address change.

WARNING

Applies to

Document that may be filed by mail

Documents eligible for filing by mail may be filed by facsimile under the stated procedure, except in counties that have adopted electronic filing.

Any document which may be filed by mail can be submitted by facsimile transmission using the following procedure. However, documents may not be filed via facsimile if the county where the case is taking place has adopted electronic filing.

WARNING

A waiver from using the electronic filing system may be granted on application to the Judge for compelling or extenuating circumstances, but only upon a showing of genuine necessity.

Upon application to the Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial District, waivers for use of the system may be granted for compelling or extenuating circumstances. Such waivers will only be granted upon a showing of genuine necessity.

INFO

Electronic filing is not mandatory for self-represented litigants, but they are strongly encouraged to register as system users.

While use of the electronic filing system is not currently mandatory for self- represented litigants, self-represented litigants are strongly encouraged to become registered users of the system.