Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Luke Berger

Judge • Madison County District Court, Montana

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Brief
20 pgs

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary Position

Communication

Court-wide

Chambers1 contacts

Other Contacts1 contacts

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Madison County District Court, Montana publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 55 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Complaint or answer

    A jury-trial demand must appear in the caption of the complaint or answer.

  • Applies to
    Motion or stipulation

    Motions, stipulations, and similar filings must be separate documents from the proposed order.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    Motions must address stipulation or opposition when applicable; motions requiring opposing-party contact that omit the matter will be rejected.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email to clerk

    Email filings for Jefferson County to dwoods@mt.gov.

  • Contact
    Email to clerk

    Email filings for Madison County to chill@mt.gov.

  • Parties must set and confirm hearing dates with the Clerk of Court.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Filing document

    Documents offered for filing, except complaints, must include documentation demonstrating service; documents requiring a certificate of service must have it attached or they will be returned.

  • The Clerk of Court may distribute copies of Court orders and minute entries by email instead of hard copy.

  • A party that files any document electronically is deemed to have consented in writing to receive documents electronically.

Formatting

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  • Proposed e-file orders must be in Word, separately filed and categorized as Proposed Orders, and must not have a footer or a judge’s signature/date block.

  • Format
    PDF

    Emailed documents must be in PDF format and attached to the email.

  • Jury instructions provided to the Judicial Assistant must be in Word format.

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