Judge Rienne H. McElyea

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Proposed findings conclusions

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be clearly labeled “Proposed.”

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Summary judgment brief

A party may not file a separate statement of genuine issues or disputed or undisputed facts when briefing a summary-judgment motion.

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Uncontested motion

An uncontested motion must state in both its caption and its text that the opposing attorney or party does not contest it; otherwise, it will be treated as contested and subject to Rule 2 of the Montana Uniform District Court Rules.

Every specific reference to a statement from a cited case must include a pinpoint citation.

Citations to Montana Supreme Court cases issued before 1998 must include both Montana Reports and Pacific Reporter citations and follow the specified form.

Citations to Montana Supreme Court cases issued after 1998 must follow the cited opinion-form and citation standards and the specified form.

After a matter has been under advisement for more than 120 days, an attorney or self-represented litigant may send the judge a letter describing the matter and its submission date.

An attorney or party who believes a potentially violent situation may arise must notify the assigned judge’s or standing master’s judicial assistant sufficiently in advance for security measures to be taken.

The requesting party must arrange the video appearance with the department's judicial assistant.

A letter sent to the judge under this procedure must include copies to all parties.

The listed orders, pleadings, discovery papers, motions, notices, briefs, appendices, and affidavits must be served, subject to the stated exceptions.

Proof of service must be made by one of the listed methods and filed within 10 days after service; failure to file proof does not invalidate service.