Fergus County District Court, Montana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must omit macros and special coding or formatting, except for appropriate citation format.

Omit macros or special coding or formatting other than appropriate citation format;

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders submitted electronically or by email must be in .doc or .docx format.

Be submitted via e-filing in .doc or .docx format. All proposed orders in cases that are not enabled for e-filing shall be emailed to the Court Administrator in .doc or .docx format;

CRITICAL

Clean jury instructions must be e-filed in .doc or .docx format without citations.

A set of “clean” jury instructions shall also be e-filed in .doc or .docx format that does not contain the citations.

CRITICAL

Proposed documents emailed to the Court Administrator must be in .doc or .docx format.

Any proposed documents must be emailed to the Court Administrator in .doc or .docx.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must comply with the formatting requirements set forth above.

Adhere to the formatting requirements as set forth above.

CRITICAL

When emailed instead of e-filed, clean proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must be in .doc or .docx format.

If the clean proposed jury instructions and verdict form are not submitted by e-filing the parties shall email them to the Court Administrator in .doc or .docx format.

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Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

B. Forms of Papers Presented for Filing. Any pleading filed in an action which does not conform to, MUDCR 1, will not be filed by the Clerk of Court and shall be returned to the party submitting it. All papers shall be: (1) Typewritten or if handwritten in clear and legible handwriting; (2) Only on standard quality paper, 8 ½” x 11” in size with one inch margins on one side only; (3) Lines numbered consecutively from the top; (4) Spaced one and a half or double, except for quoted material and footnotes; (5) Numbered consecutively on the bottom left hand portion of the page. If the filing is more than one page, the page number should be in the format “x of x”; and (6) The title of the pleading shall not be listed in the bottom margin and must be left blank for the electronic signature of the Court.

B. Forms of Papers Presented for Filing. Any pleading filed in an action which does not conform to, MUDCR 1, will not be filed by the Clerk of Court and shall be returned to the party submitting it. All papers shall be: (1) Typewritten or if handwritten in clear and legible handwriting; (2) Only on standard quality paper, 8 ½” x 11” in size with one inch margins on one side only; (3) Lines numbered consecutively from the top; (4) Spaced one and a half or double, except for quoted material and footnotes; (5) Numbered consecutively on the bottom left hand portion of the page. If the filing is more than one page, the page number should be in the format “x of x”; and (6) The title of the pleading shall not be listed in the bottom margin and must be left blank for the electronic signature of the Court.

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Exhibits must be marked, with plaintiffs or petitioners using numbers and defendants or respondents using letters unless the Court directs otherwise.

Exhibits are to be appropriately marked and exchanged prior to trial, with Plaintiff/Petitioner using numbers and Defendant/Respondent using letters—unless directed otherwise by the Court.

CRITICAL

The first page of every filing must place filer and case information in the specified locations, leave the clerk's designated space blank, and conform or obtain leave to file.

C. The first page of any filing shall conform to the following: (1) Commencing at line 1 at the left margin, single spaced, shall identify the name of the attorney or party responsible for the pleadings together with complete mailing address, telephone number and email address; (2) Lines 1 through 7 of the right one half of the page shall be left blank for the use of the Clerk of Court; (3) On or below line 8, the title of the Court; (4) Commencing at line 9 or below, on the left the title of the case; (5) On the right and opposite the title of the case, the case number and identification of the document; (6) Nonconforming pages may not be filed without leave of the Court and will either be rejected by the Clerk of Court or stricken from the record.

WARNING

Proposed orders for emergency filings should be provided in .doc or .docx format.

Proposed orders for emergency filings should be properly filed with the Clerk of Court as well as emailed to the Court Administrator in .doc or .docx format.

WARNING

Attachments may not be larger than 8½ by 11 inches.

and shall not be larger than 8 ½” x 11”.