Mineral County District Court, Montana Page & Word Limits

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Brief

For Dept. 3, briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding indexes, appendices, and attached exhibits, unless the court grants prior leave; an entire deposition or interrogatory-response set may not be attached when the brief refers to only a portion.

Local Rule 3(G) sets standards for briefs, including their length, which shall not exceed twenty (20) pages in length, exclusive of indexes and appendices, without prior leave of the Court. Exhibits and opinions. Attached exhibits shall also be excluded from the page limits, but parties may not attach an entire deposition or set of responses to interrogatories when only a portion of the discovery document is referred to in a brief.

Limit

500 words

Applies to

Motion for permission

A motion for permission must state its grounds and may not exceed 500 words.

The motion for permission shall set forth the grounds for seeking permission and may not exceed 500 words, applying the standards set in Rule 3(G).

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Brief

An individual brief is limited to 20 pages, excluding indexes and appendices, unless the Court grants prior leave.

No individual brief shall exceed twenty (20) pages in length, exclusive of indexes and appendices, without prior leave of the Court.

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Settlement statement

Each party's settlement statement must not exceed five pages.

Each party shall submit to the Settlement Master at least three (3) business days before the conference a settlement statement of not more than five (5) pages.