Judith Basin County District Court, Montana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Ex parte requests to continue a Law and Motion matter set by court order must comply with MUDCR 3.

Ex parte requests to continue any matter set by Court order for Law and Motion, must comply with MUDCR 3.

CRITICAL

A continuance request not filed at least one day before the hearing must be made verbally at the scheduled hearing time.

Requests for continuance which are not filed at least one day prior to the hearing must be made verbally at the scheduled time for the hearing.

CRITICAL

A motion to extend a deadline must state opposing counsel's position on the request.

Motions to extend deadlines must include a statement regarding opposing counsel's position on the request.

CRITICAL

A request to continue trial must be made by written motion stating specific reasons and whether the other parties oppose it; the Court decides whether to grant the request.

Requests to continue trial must be by written motion setting forth specific reasons and a statement indicating whether the other parties oppose the continuance. The Court reserves discretion whether to grant or deny the request.

CRITICAL

A continuance may be granted only on motion and if it does not inconvenience the court’s progress on the trial calendar.

Continuances are granted by motion only, if such continuance does not inconvenience the court in the progress of the trial calendar.

CRITICAL

A motion to reset a hearing or trial must provide dates of availability and/or the requested length of the continuance.

All motions to reset a hearing or trial must include information regarding dates of availability and/or the length of continuance requested (i.e. 45-60 days) in order to avoid multiple continuances.

WARNING

Continuances, including stipulated continuances, will not routinely be granted, and parties are discouraged from seeking them absent extraordinary circumstances and good cause.

Continuances of any nature, even when stipulated to by counsel, will not routinely be granted and the parties are discouraged, absent extraordinary circumstances and good cause shown, from seeking a continuance.