Missoula County District Court, Montana Page & Word Limits

Limit

500 words

Applies to

Motion for permission

A party seeking to file more than one duplicative motion must obtain permission before the court rules; the permission motion must state its grounds and is limited to 500 words.

IF A PARTY BELIEVES THAT DISCOVERY OR OTHER FACTORS REQUIRE FILING MORE THAN ONE SUCH DUPLICATIVE MOTION, THEN THE PARTY MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION TO DO SO BEFORE THE COURT WILL RULE ON THE MOTION. 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

Settlement statements submitted to the Settlement Master may 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.

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Brief

In Department 3, briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding indexes, appendices, and attached exhibits, unless the court grants prior leave; parties may not evade the limit by splitting arguments among motions.

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. Parties may not in any case attach a copy of an opinion that can be cited. Parties may not avoid these page limits by filing several motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, or other motions—such as using a motion in limine to have the effect of a motion for summary judgment.