Gallatin County District Court, Montana Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

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.

Where the attorney/party believes that a potentially violent situation may arise, that attorney/party shall notify the judicial assistant of the assigned judge or standing master sufficiently in advance so that appropriate security measures can be taken.

CRITICAL

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

The requesting party is responsible for arranging the video appearance with the judicial assistant of the department in which the hearing is to be held.

INFO

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.

If a judge has any matter under advisement for more than 120 days, the attorney or self-represented litigant may send a letter to the judge, with copies to all parties, describing the matter under advisement and stating the date that it was submitted to the court.