Golden Valley County District Court, Montana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

A faxed or electronically transmitted document is filed at the date and time the Clerk of Court receives it.

The date and time of the Clerk of Court’s receipt of the telefax and rescheduling. or electronically transmitted document shall be the date and time of filing.

If the Clerk does not timely receive the signed original, the faxed or electronically submitted document may be struck and will have no force or effect.

Failure of the clerk to receive the signed original document in a timely fashion will be cause for an order to strike the telefaxed or electronically submitted document and thereupon, it shall have no force or effect whatsoever.

Notice must be filed when a discharge or confirming bankruptcy plan supersedes a claim in this Court; after filing, a party may request dismissal.

Upon discharge of or confirmation of a bankruptcy reorganization plan superseding any claim made in this Court, notice thereof shall be filed and upon such filing, a party may request and obtain dismissal of the claim.

An order of temporary investigative authority and protective services may not extend beyond 90 days.

An order of temporary investigative authority and protective services issued under § 41-3-433, Montana Code Annotated shall not extend beyond 90 days.

A party must respond in writing to a Court status-report request within 20 days.

Parties are to comply with such request within twenty (20) days in writing.

When a case is transferred to District Court, the County Attorney must ensure that bail furnished to a Justice or City Court is delivered to the Clerk by the initial appearance.

Whenever bail has been furnished to a Justice or City Court and the cause is transferred to District Court, the County Attorney shall assure bail is delivered by the Justice or City Court to the Clerk of Court by the initial appearance.

Settlement documents must be prepared and filed within 30 days.

Within thirty (30) days, settlement documents must be prepared and filed.

Unless the defendant effectively waives it, the PSI must be completed and filed no later than 10 days before sentencing.

Unless effectively waived by a defendant, a PSI shall be completed and filed with the Court no later than ten (10) days prior to sentencing.

Plaintiffs must present a proposed order setting a scheduling conference within 20 days after all responsive pleadings are filed or 90 days after the complaint is filed, whichever comes first.

Within twenty (20) days of filing of all responsive pleadings or ninety (90) days after the filing of a complaint, whichever comes first, Plaintiff(s) will present to the Court a proposed Order setting scheduling conference.

A scheduling order must be issued no more than 120 days after the complaint is filed.

Rule 16(b), M.R.Civ.P. requires a scheduling order to be issued no more than 120 days after filing of complaint.

The requesting agency must deliver the requested information or file its response within 20 days after service.

The petition shall inform the requesting agency that within twenty (20) days of service, they shall deliver to the Court for in camera inspection true and correct copies of the requested information or, in lieu thereof, file any response it may have to the petition.