Missoula County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

Every document other than the one initiating the case must identify the department with jurisdiction, with the department number directly above the cause number.

The final Decree or Order must be submitted to the Clerk of Court before the matter is set for hearing.

Check with the Mineral County Clerk of Court for the times and dates of Mineral County Law and Motion days.

Including an email address on a pleading does not constitute the attorney’s consent to electronic service under Rule 5(b)(2)(E) M.R.Civ.P.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, pretrial motions must be filed before the pretrial order, and the pretrial order must be filed before the master-supervised settlement conference so the motions can be ruled on beforehand.

Multiple email addresses may be provided for each attorney or party, but the total may not exceed 100 characters and each address must be separated by a semicolon.

Email and facsimile filings must include a fee of $0.50 per page.

To extend the pretrial order deadline, a motion and an order of the judge are required.

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

Documents may be submitted for filing by email or facsimile, with a fee of $0.50 per page.

One Judge's-use copy of the proposed findings and conclusions must be submitted with the original three days before trial, unless the Judge orders otherwise.

Juvenile, adoption, and sealed records may not be withdrawn or inspected without a court order, except that a criminal defendant may access a file dismissed after deferred imposition of sentence.