Park County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

The transfer order must state the amount and nature of the bail furnished.

A written court order or judgment must be presented to the Clerk for filing immediately after it is made.

Proof of service must be filed promptly and before the Court or a party acts on the papers, except when a particular proof method is prescribed by rule or statute.

E-mailed documents must be PDFs attached to the e-mail.

Emergency matters must be e-filed in cases eligible for e-filing; they may instead be mailed or delivered to the court with a request for immediate attention.

Email filings should be submitted to parkdcc@mt.gov for Park County or clerkofcourt.sweetgrass @mt.gov for Sweet Grass County.

Oral argument is set only by Court order and remains within the Court's discretion.

The Clerk will not accept or file a document requiring a filing fee unless the fee is paid or the Court approves a fee waiver in writing.

The Court may continue a scheduled hearing on a pending motion on its own initiative or on a party's written motion, with prior notice to all parties.

Briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding indices and appendices, unless the Court grants prior leave.

Each proposed jury instruction must be furnished to the Court as an original and one copy, and the working copy must identify the requesting party, be numbered consecutively, and include an attached source and any supporting authority.