Petroleum County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

A matter will not be scheduled for hearing until the motion or other documentation and all relevant supporting documents have been filed with the Clerk of Court.

(5) In all uncontested matters, the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposed order should be filed with the Clerk of Court no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the Court is to hear the matter, unless not reasonable to do so.

Recording or photography during court sessions or recesses requires the presiding judge’s prior written permission, requested through the Clerk of Court’s Office.

Documents offered for filing, except complaints, must include complete documentation of service; noncompliant documents may not be considered and may be rejected and returned.

When requested by the Court, proposed orders following a hearing should be submitted through e-filing or email to the Court Administrator.

Proposed orders for emergency filings should be properly filed with the Clerk of Court as well as emailed to the Court Administrator in .doc or .docx format.

The Court may continue a Law and Motion matter on its own initiative.

Review each exhibit and redact sensitive, confidential, or private information under Rule 5.2, or seek a court order to seal the exhibit.

The moving party must contact the other parties concerning each motion.

An individual brief is limited to 20 pages or, alternatively, 6,500 words with the required certification; the stated exclusions differ between the page and word counts, and leave of Court is required to exceed the page limit.

A courtesy copy of emergency filings sent by fax or email must be emailed to the Court Administrator.

Required filing fees and costs remain due at filing, either through the e-filing payment system or accompanying a non-electronic filing, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Clerk.