Court Rules

Madison County District Court, Montana Document Format Requirements

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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.

A writ of execution must follow the Clerk of Court’s available format or a substantially similar form.

7.2 Writs of execution must include information in accord with the format available from the Clerk of Court or in a substantially similar form.

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

(2) emailed documents must be in a PDF format and submitted as an attachment to an email.

Exhibits must be labeled in consecutive numbers for the Plaintiff or Petitioner and consecutive letters for the Defendant or Respondent.

8.2 Exhibits must be pre-labeled as follows: (1) Plaintiff’s/Petitioner’s (Exhibit 1, 2, 3, etc.); or (2) Defendant’s/Respondent’s (Exhibit A, B, C, etc.).

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

4.4 Parties shall provide only an electronic copy of instructions in Word format to Diane Kaatz, Judicial Assistant at dkaatz@mt.gov.

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.

All proposed e-file Orders shall be filed in Word, as a separate document categorized as a Proposed Order in e-file, and shall not have a footer, or signature/date block for the judge.

Common questions about Madison County District Court, Montana document format requirements

What formatting rules apply to filings in Madison County District Court, Montana?

Madison County District Court, Montana's formatting rule includes use the format available from the clerk of court or a substantially similar form.. A writ of execution must follow the Clerk of Court’s available format or a substantially similar form.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 4, section Rule 7 -- Default Judgments and Writs of Execution

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