Flathead County District Court, Montana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of appearance

An attorney or firm must file a Notice of Appearance before participating in a case, unless appearing on behalf of an attorney of record.

Unless appearing on behalf of one of the attorneys of record, no attorney or firm may participate in any proceedings in the case until the attorney or firm has filed a Notice of Appearance on behalf of one of the parties to the case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Routine or unopposed motion

Must include

proposed order

Routine or unopposed motions must include a proposed order, sufficient copies, and addressed, stamped envelopes for service.

Routine or unopposed motions must be accompanied by a proposed order, with sufficient copies and addressed and stamped envelopes for service.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Each motion must state whether opposing counsel or the opposing party objects.

All motions must certify whether the opposing counsel or party objects to the motion.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of issue

A Notice of Issue must describe the matter under advisement and state the date it was taken under advisement.

In the event a Judge has under advisement any matter for more than sixty days, each party affected thereby may file with the Clerk of Court a Notice of Issue particularly describing the matter under advisement, and stating the date the matter was taken under advisement.