Cascade County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

Motions submitted to the presiding judge must include a proposed order.

After briefing is complete or the briefing deadline expires, at least one party must file a Notice of Issue stating that the motion is ready for a ruling.

Parties must submit a written request to the Clerk by noon on the preceding Tuesday to place a matter on the uncontested calendar.

The filing party must provide a copy of the Notice of Issue to chambers and certify that delivery in the certificate of service.

When court leave is required before filing a pleading, the party must file and serve a motion.

All filings must conform to Rule 1 of the Uniform District Court Rules or the Clerk will not file and will return them; the Court may also strike a nonconforming filing.

Any statutory filing fee must accompany the documents, or they will not be filed.

Before filing a discovery motion, counsel must confer about all disputed issues; the Court may deny a motion if they have not, and the conference may occur through the specified forms of dialogue or correspondence.

Except with leave of Court, for good cause, and pursuant to Rule 7.L, support and response briefs are limited to 6,500 words and reply briefs to 3,250 words.

The specified confidential records and files may not be withdrawn, examined, or inspected except by court order or as provided by statute.

A motion to continue or extend a deadline must be written and state opposing counsel’s position; if opposing counsel could not be reached, the moving party must certify a good-faith attempt to make contact.

An over-length brief must not be filed simultaneously with the motion seeking leave to file it.