Daniels County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

The parties must file the completed Omnibus Hearing Memorandum by the Thursday before the scheduled hearing.

A party or counsel must notify the Court through the assigned Judge's Judicial Assistant sufficiently in advance of a hearing that may involve potential violence.

The presiding judge may appear by Zoom from the judge’s home county unless a party files a specific request for the judge’s personal appearance reasonably in advance of the hearing.

An extension request must be served before the filing deadline.

Papers presented for filing should conform to MUDCR 1 and Rules 10 and 11 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure; the Clerk should not file nonconforming papers, and the Court may strike them.

Emailing the judge or judicial assistant does not file a document with the Clerk of Court.

A request for an extension of time must be filed and served before the filing deadline.

Each brief is limited to 25 pages, excluding indexes and appendices, unless the Court grants leave.

If a filing fee is required, counsel must pay it when filing unless the Clerk of Court arranges otherwise.

If a motion is submitted too late for a full briefing schedule, the moving party must request a shortened schedule and state the adverse party’s position on that request.